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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Teacher's Lawyer Calls Child Sex Accusers 'Evil'

A Seekonk resident and Taunton High School teacher accused of sex and sexting with teens is the victim of a witch hunt, his attorney says.

The lawyer for a Seekonk man accused of various sex crimes against underage teens had harsh words Monday for his client's accusers. Lefteris Travayiakis, attorney for 33-year-old Patrick Doyle, told NBC 10 in Providence that his client's accusers are "evil." "They're witches," said Travayiakis in a taped interview  outside Fall River Superior Court. "And for whatever reason, whatever the motivation is, I believe this is a contemplated and premeditated attempt to sabotage this man's life and career."  Prosecutors say Doyle, who is a history teacher at Taunton High School, had sex with a 14-year-old girl at his Seekonk home at least three times, performed a sex act on a second teen on the high school campus and sent explicit photos of …

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brook stiler

10:26 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012

I don't think false accusations are that rare in this day and age.   more ›

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Seekonk Man Accused of Sex with Second Teen

The alleged act happened on a high school campus, an assistant district attorney says.

The Seekonk resident and Taunton High School teacher charged last week with multiple sex violations for allegedly sexting three students and having sex with at least one of them was arrested again Monday for allegedly having sex with a second teen—on the high school campus, according to the Taunton Gazette. The newspaper reported about the latest arrest off 33-year-old Patrick Doyle: [Assistant District Attorney Casey] Smith said Doyle and the second victim met in a classroom during a so-called free period and that he "penetrated the child's vagina with his finger." The ADA also alleges Doyle sexted "sexually explicit messages" and "sent a photo of his penis" to the 14-year-old. Doyle was expected to appear before a judge Tuesday for a …

Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol County

2:19 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Teacher Accused of Sex and Sexting with Teens

The Seekonk resident pleads not guilty to three counts of aggravated statutory rape and other charges.

A Seekonk man who teaches social studies at Taunton High School appeared in court Wednesday to face charges that he sent lewd photos of himself through the phone to three underage teens and had sex with one of them on at least three occasions. Patrick Doyle, 33, pleaded not guilty in Taunton District Court to three counts of aggravated sexual assault, according to CBS Boston. He also pleaded not guilty to charges of enticing a child and distributing obscene matter, according to The Sun Chronicle CBS Boston reported: Prosecutors said the situation began when Doyle sent lewd pictures of himself to three different teenagers.  "Doyle was sexting to three girls, and then zeroed in on one," said prosecutor Alex Grimes. Prosecutors say Doyle …

Michelle Smith

1:52 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

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