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The deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenage girl, authorities said. Brian J. Doyle, 55, of Silver Spring, Md., was arrested on charges of use of a computer to seduce a child and transmission of harmful material to a minor. The charges were issued out of Polk County, Fla.
Doyle was arrested at his home in Silver Spring on 23 charges stemming out of Polk County, Fla., police said.
?This investigation shows the long arm of the law can reach anyone, anywhere, anytime, who tries to harm our youth,? said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. ?There is no question that Doyle believed that he was having these disgusting, obscene discussions, online and on the phone, with a young girl. His conduct is vile and inexcusable.?
Police say that on March 12, Doyle contacted a 14-year-old girl after seeing her profile posted on the Internet and initiated a sexually explicit conversation with her. The ?girl? was actually an undercover Polk County sheriff?s deputy.
During their first conversation, the man told the ?girl? that he worked for the Department of Homeland Security. In future chats, Doyle allegedly gave the deputy his office number and his government-issued cell phone number, according to the release.
Police allege Doyle also used the Internet to send hardcore pornographic movie clips to the girl and used AOL Instant Messenger to have explicit sexual conversations. According to the release, Doyle sent photos of himself which were not sexually explicit, but did allow police to positively identify him.
According to police, Doyle instructed the ?victim? to perform a sexual act while thinking of him and described ?explicit and perverse? sexual acts he wished to have with her. In addition, he sent her several ?obscene? digital movies and encouraged the ?girl? to buy a web cam so she could send nude photos of herself, the press release says. He promised to send nude photos of himself in return, police said.
Police say Doyle also had sexually explicit conversations by telephone with a detective posing as the young girl. Those calls were made on his office line and government cell phone.
?Many of the conversations he initiated with the ?victim? are too extraordinary and graphic for public release,? the press release said.
On March 27, a judge in Polk County, Fla., viewed the evidence and found probable cause to believe the material sent over the Internet by Doyle was harmful to minors. On March 28, prosecutors issued the following warrants: seven counts of using a computer to seduce a child and 16 counts of transmission of harmful material to a minor.
Montgomery County police arrested Doyle about 7:45 p.m. at his home in Silver Spring. Detectives remained on the scene late Tuesday searching the home.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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