Saturday, January 23, 1999
Retiree, 78, charged with child porn
BY TANYA BRICKING
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Using money as bait, Cincinnati police say, a 78-year-old retiree lured teen-age girls into posing for sexually explicit pictures.
William Garvey of Mount Lookout faces a 64-count federal indictment on child pornography charges.
City and federal authorities expect him to appear Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Timothy Hogan to face the charges.
The investigation began last year, after a teen-age girl told police he had been taking explicit pictures of her and her friends.
“According to the young teen-agers, he would pay them to photograph them,” Cincinnati Police Lt. Steve Luebbe said. “When we found out it may involve child pornography, we contacted the FBI.”
Federal authorities searched his home here and his other house in Louisville and seized dozens of Polaroid pictures. Because he had crossed state lines, federal prosecutors pushed for charges beyond what city police could have brought.
“He just looks like the old-man-next-door type of guy,” Lt. Luebbe said. “You wouldn't expect this of your neighbor.”
A federal grand jury indicted him this week on charges of inducing minors — at least six teen-age girls — to pose for child pornography.
“We believe that his arranging for these photos to be taken is abuse,” said Sharon Zealey, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.
Mr. Garvey and his attorneys did not return messages Friday.
If convicted, Mr. Garvey faces 10 to 20 years in prison on each of 32 counts of inducing minors and up to 15 years on each of 32 transportation charges.
His 1991 GMC van and 1994 Acura sedan have been seized. His Herschel Avenue home also is subject to seizure.
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