Conn. teacher arrested on child porn charges

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Federal authorities have arrested a teacher at a Connecticut private school on child pornography charges.

The U.S. Attorney's office said 63-year-old Richard Doyle of Litchfield was arrested Tuesday at his home on charges of receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors say a federal agent logged on to a public Internet file sharing program in October and downloaded child porn images from shared directories Doyle maintained. Federal agents seized computers and components at his home and office.

Doyle is a drama instructor at the Taft School in Watertown. A school official, Susan Henebry, tells the Hartford Courant Doyle has been placed on administrative leave, and the school is cooperating with authorities. She said there's no indication that any Taft students were involved or at risk.

It's not immediately known who is representing Doyle.