PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A veteran Massachusetts police officer is facing child pornography and child enticement charges.
Federal prosecutors say 54-year-old Richard Woodhead was held without bail following his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence on Thursday. He did not enter a plea.
Woodhead is a resident of Attleboro, Massachusetts, and a 32-year veteran of the city’s police department.
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The married father of two adult children was arrested at his home earlier Thursday.
Agents say they seized suspected child pornography found in a secret compartment in a bedroom closet. Prosecutors say the evidence also includes recorded telephone conversations.
Woodhead’s lawyer asked for bail and GPS monitoring, saying client is not a flight risk or a danger to the public.
Attleboro Police Chief Kyle Heagney called the allegations against Woodhead “deeply disturbing.”
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