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Aug. 17, 2007
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Teacher jailed on child porn charges

Hundreds of kids' images found on Pahrump elementary school instructor's computer

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An elementary school teacher was arrested Thursday after federal authorities discovered hundreds of images of child pornography and pictures of young children on his computer.

Michael Gogerty, who made his initial appearance in federal court Thursday, faces charges of receiving child pornography and possession of child pornography. U.S. Magistrate Robert Johnston said Gogerty poses a danger to the community and ordered him to remain in custody.

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    • Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy Koppe said Gogerty commutes to Pahrump where he is a fifth-grade teacher. Prior to that job, the 24-year Las Vegas resident taught at a Las Vegas elementary school and worked in three different day-care facilities.

    Officials did not say which school he taught at.

    "This defendant has essentially surrounded himself with children, young children," Koppe told the judge. "That apparently is his preference."

    Koppe said authorities confiscated more than 20 compact discs, 251 videos and seven floppy discs from Gogerty's home. The contents included images of prepubescent girls and pictures of girls engaged in bestiality.

    After Gogerty's arrest Thursday, he told federal agents that he has also posed as a 13-year-old boy to chat with young girls on the computer, Koppe said. According to Koppe, Gogerty also acknowledged that he has been accused of inappropriate behavior at school.

    "The defendant is a danger to the community, specifically to minors in the community," Koppe said.



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    mary wrote on August 30, 2007 07:30 PM: This animal was accused of inapproiate behavior at school but he NEVER touched the children!! I was involved in the incident and know for a fact there was never any touching! The school took approiate action according to the situation. The school is in NO way to blame for what happend. I am sick that I defended this man but I also feel strongly that the school administrators did the right thing at the time. I hope he gets the harshest possible sentance and never sees the outside of a prison cell but we all know that he will only get a few years and be back out to prey on our children soon. Maybe we should do something to change the laws so these sick-o's never get out of prison.


    bmanytimes wrote on August 17, 2007 11:13 PM: What a sick-0. My grandchildren have been around this person, Why are they finally just finding about him now. Hang him by the balls. How many more sick-o's are out there. Lets find them and show there faces on National TV for all to see. He probably has a My Space.Com. Glad that they did get him before has does more damage, with school just around the corner. Let's get the branding iron out. And brand his forhead.


    concernedmom wrote on August 17, 2007 02:14 PM: As a parent in Pahrump, I am appalled that this teacher was allowed to continue to remain in the classroom and teach even though he has acknowledged he'd been accused of inappropriate behavior at his school. What kind of message does this send to our kids..... sorry Mr. So and So touched you.... but he's still going to have access to you. Unbelievable!!!!


    packe wrote on August 17, 2007 10:41 AM: They should cut his ballz off...