Barrington Religious Studies Teacher Snared in Child Porn Sweep

Eleven Rhode Island men have been arrested in a statewide child pornogaphy sweep, including a Barrington educator and religious school teacher and a convicted sex offender.

State Police Superintendent Steven G. O’Donnell said that the men were rounded up by members of the Computer Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force with assistance from the United States Marshals Sex Offender Law Enforcement Multidisciplinary Network (SOLEMN) and Department of Homeland Security.

The three-month investigation involved task force members going undercover to identify people using the Internet to exploit children and collect and swap images of child pornography.

Task force members arrested all 11 men Tuesday morning with numerous police departments, seizing digital media, computers and other technology ” which contained evidence related to victimization of children and technology-facilitated crimes,” O’Donnell said.

Those arrested are:

• Gary Kabler, 51, of 244 Beacon Park Drive, Apt B, East Providence
• Keith Anderson, 39, of 31 Rogler Farm Road, Smithfield
• Mao Lorn, 51, of 61 Kenyon Road, Cranston
• Matthew Corr, 25, of 7 Eileen Drive, West Warwick
• Nicholas Jollimore, 29, of 22 Mowry Street, Pawtucket
• Edward Garabedian, 66, of 17 Crestview Drive, Smithfield
• John Anderson, 69, of 84 Meadow Street, Unit 1, Pawtucket
• Nathaniel Wahl, 31, of 1353 West Shore Road, Warwick
• Joseph Phillips, 39, of 45 Rounds Avenue, East Providence
• Donald Moore, 67, of 56 Staples Avenue, Warwick
• Daniel Cruz, 30, of 216 Melrose Street, Unit 2, Providence

Gary Kabler is the Director of Education and also teaches religious school classes at Temple Habonim at 165 New Meadow Road, Barrington, Rhode Island.

Donald Moore is a convicted sex offender who is registered with the State of Rhode Island and was arrested for Possession of Child Pornography for the second time. He is currently on probation related to a previous conviction for Possession of Child Pornography which was charged by members of the ICAC Task Force in 2013.

Police said it does not appear that any of the men had inappropriate contact with children.