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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 10:17 AM Aug 2021

Retired Mass State Police captain had 5,000 images of child porn

A retired State Police detective captain (Francis Hart, 60, of Amherst) arrested and arraigned for allegedly possessing child porn was tracked down via a national CyberTipline and was caught with 5,000 images, records show. That tip was forwarded from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the AG’s office reported.

State Police reported seizing 5,000 files, both images and video ... Some of those
images depict a female child suspected of being “3-to-4 years old” being shown in a “lewd and lascivious” manner.

Further alleged details are too graphic for the Herald to print.

He is charged with two counts of possession of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty late last week and was
released after posting a $2,500 cash bail. Hart is listed on state payroll records as earning an
annual pension of $112,248. He cannot have contact with any child under the age of 18 and must stay off the internet, the court ruled.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/08/22/retired-massachusetts-state-police-detective-captain-had-5000-alleged-images-of-child-porn-report/

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Retired Mass State Police captain had 5,000 images of child porn (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 OP
Lock him up.. period secondwind Aug 2021 #1
This is a crime Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #2
How about life? leftieNanner Aug 2021 #3
Very low bail Levaughn Aug 2021 #4
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Elessar Zappa

(13,982 posts)
2. This is a crime
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 10:23 AM
Aug 2021

that I believe should carry a long prison sentence. I’m usually against prison sentences for most crimes except for murder, rape, and crimes against children. This man needs to be locked up for a long time.

leftieNanner

(15,084 posts)
3. How about life?
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 10:30 AM
Aug 2021

A man with these kinds of interests will never lose that urge. Recidivism is just about guaranteed.

Put him in a cell with Josh Duggar.

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