Remember these people were the ones that were caught in the act. We may never know the full extent of this problem and the damage it does to the lives it affects.

David Bourque

A former police captain was sentenced to 10 years in prison April 2011 for amassing what authorities said was one of the largest and most disturbing child pornography collections they’ve ever seen in Connecticut, one that included images of infants and toddlers.

He had more than 328,528 images and 4,000 videos on his police department computer including “sadistic and violent acts” against infants and toddlers. His “collection” was organized into more than 300 sub-folders named “photos — babies — men” and “6–10yo boys pics.” In this excerpt Bourque is D for defendant.

Prosecutors said the images were “extremely disturbing; some are especially horrific” including: (1) a boy between 1 and 3 years old being raped by an adult male penis in the child’s anus, (2) a boy between 3 and 6 years old with a “penis of what appears to be an adult male pressed against the child’s anus” and (3) a child, less than a year old, “performing oral sex on an adult male.” Bourque showed “callous disregard” for the children being abused telling people to “enjoy” themselves and “have fun.” Samples of his on-line chats include extensive discussions of rape and bondage of children. Bourque was a decorated officer with more than 31 years in law enforcement.

Bourque at one point was investigating a child pornography case while collecting child porn on his time off, authorities said.

Prosecutors said in court documents that Bourque showed a “callous disregard” for the harm suffered by the children, telling his trading partners to “enjoy” themselves or “have fun” while viewing his collection.

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http://articles.courant.com/2011-07-21/community/hc-bourque-guilty-plea-0722-20110721_1_images-and-videos-u-s-attorney-miller