A Vermont man is going to federal prison and losing his home for trafficking in child pornography.
John Perry Ryan, 63, pled guilty Monday to transmitting child pornography on the internet in 2006. It included a photo of an adult male having sex with a toddler.
In the plea deal, Ryan will also forfeit his home in Braintree. Under federal law, he automatically faces at least five years in prison.
Authorities say specially-trained police officers are catching more online predators but the threat of arrest is not always a deterrent.
Burlington Police Chief Mike Schirling explained, "The need-driven behavior that many of these offenders are involved with easily overwhelms deterrent effect in many, many cases. There have been instances where we've arrived at houses with search warrants and the offenders have indicated that they either knew or they thought that we were coming. And, even with that information, still didn't dispose of their child pornography, didn't eliminate evidence."
Chief Schirling helped to establish Vermont's Internet Crimes division in 1997.
this man lived in Provincetown my town he exposed himself to children and because he was close friends with the Town Manager and the corrupt Chief of Police Robert Anthony he was never charged. My name is Wayne Martin and you can reach me at 508 237 3468
ReplyDeleteThis is Wayne Martin i inverted my last two digits of my phone number 508 237 3486. please call i have more facts on the case in Provincetown MA and what John Ryan got away with
DeleteWayne, I have forwarded your message to Chief Michael Schirling of Burlington.
ReplyDeleteI have followed this case, as I lived 2 houses away from this man in Braintree and I raised 2 sons there. It is truly frightening. My sons have said nothing ever happened with him. I was shocked when this story came out, he was a great neighbor and I thought friend. It disgusts me that people can have such opposite sides to their personality.
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