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Feb 11 2008

Ronald T. Garney

Posted by: Webmaster in High Schools, ME-CP, Massachusetts

(12/20/07 - Initial BBT Report)

Ronald T. Garney, 60, a former earth science teacher at Amherst Regional High School, in Amherst, Massachusetts pleaded guilty today to 11 counts of possessing child pornography.

Garney was arrested in November, 2006 and indicted in January, 2007.

His arrest was the result of a federal investigation into a Web site purveying child pornography from around the world.

Garney had been free on $10,000 cash bail since shortly after his arrest. But after accepting Garney’s guilty plea, Judge Mary-Lou Rup revoked Garney’s bail and ordered him sent to jail pending the sentencing hearing.

2/11/08 - Sentencing

Today, Ronald T. Garney was sentenced to 2½ to 3 years in prison the result of his guilty plea to possessing child pornography.

In addition to the prison sentence Garney was also sentenced to 10 years probation, ordered that he undergo sex offender treatment, and is prohibited from having an unsupervised contact with children under the age of 18.

References:

High school teacher gets 2.5 to 3 years in child porn case (2/11/08)

Amherst Regional High teacher pleads guilty to child pornography possession (12/20/07)

Background:

High School Teacher Faces Child Pornography Charges (11/29/06)

Former Amherst teacher indicted (1/18/07)

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