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GALVESTON, Texas – A judge has decided that an M.D. Anderson pediatric oncologist accused of possessing child pornography can be released on a $50,000 bond
The judge said he believed Dr. Dennis Hughes did not pose a flight risk or danger to anyone.
Hughes was arrested at his Pearland home last Friday, June 5 and charged with possession of child pornography.
The court ordered Hughes to wear a GPS monitor at all times, not to access the Internet, surrender his passport, have no unsupervised contact with minors (except his children) and not be near places where children regularly congregate, such as schools and parks.
At the hearing in Galveston, Hughes’ wife testified that she did not know of her husband’s alleged activities.
An FBI agent testified that they also found child porn on Hughes’ work computer, although there was no evidence of patients being involved. The FBI also testified that Dr. Hughes confessed to his priest that he viewed child porn but never sought professional help.
Additional information was also presented that Hughes regularly participates in childrens’ activities at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School including the Lord’s Day Program, in which he sings songs in a classroom with children. In addition, Hughes was allegedly scheduled to participate in their vacation bible school later this month. He was also a regular fixture at the children’s chapel and was known to take pictures of the children at the school.
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