Dukes County Sheriff's Deputy Indicted On Child Porn Charge

HYANNIS, MA — A Dukes County sheriff's deputy, who lives on Cape Cod, was indicted on a charge of child pornography possession, the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office said.

Patrick Doran, of Hyannis, was indicted on the charge on June 27.

In January 2025, members of the Barnstable Police Department were contacted by members of the Pleasant Prairie Police Department in Wisconsin regarding a suspect on the Cape who had been soliciting and distributing explicit materials to a 14-year-old girl in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

The suspect had been posing as a 15-year-old boy. Through a joint investigation, law enforcement officers were able to determine that said suspect was Doran.

On February 27, 2025, members of the Barnstable Police Department and United States Secret Service (USSS) New England Cyber Task Force executed a search warrant at Doran's home in Hyannis. Doran was home at the time of the search warrant and a cell phone was recovered from his person, as well as other electronics in the home.

Mr. Doran was taken into custody on that date for an arrest warrant from Kenosha County. Doran's phone and other electronics were taken to the USSS New England Cyber Task Force in Boston for further analysis.

On Doran's phone, law enforcement officials located approximately 1,188 files depicting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Additionally, law enforcement officials located on Doran's phone many of the photographs and materials that had been sent to the 14-year-old girl in Wisconsin, officials said.

On June 27, Barnstable Police Detectives located Duran in the town of Bourne, arrested him on the indictment warrant and transported him to the Barnstable Superior Court for arraignment. Doran’s next court date is July 17 for a pretrial hearing in the Barnstable Superior Court.