Rockland man faces child porn charges
By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff
A Rockland man faces federal charges for allegedly e-mailing child pornography five times in 2006, according to US authorities and Foxborough police.
Douglas S. Carruthers, 43, was arrested Friday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and local police at the Gaard Motel in Foxborough. He had been indicted Jan. 9 by a federal grand jury.
He had been staying at the motel for an unspecified amount of time, said Foxborough Police Chief Edward O'Leary.
Carruthers was charged with e-mailing child pornography five times between March and June 2006 and with possession of child pornography, according to the indictment.
O'Leary said a Foxborough detective working on the case has been in touch with Swiss police and that investigators there are also looking into the matter. The chief released no further details.
Carruthers was released Wednesday to the custody of his mother in Linn Creek, Mo., where he is to be confined to her home and will be monitored with an electronic bracelet.
