Officer Steven Gravier was charged with a federal crime of using misleading domain names on the Internet. He allegedly used the name of his chief, Elwood Johnson Jr., to link to porn sites
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Authorities in Rhode Island say a police officer got two Internet domain names in the name of his chief and used them to link to porn sites.
Richmond Police officer Steven Gravier was arrested Thursday and charged with a federal crime of using misleading domain names on the Internet. He allegedly used the name of Chief Elwood Johnson Jr. to link to obscene material.
Gravier's public defender had no comment on the case. The 41-year-old has worked for the department since 2006.
According to an affidavit, the domain names www.elwoodjohnson.com and www.elwoodjohnsonjr.com linked to pornography. A postal inspector who investigated says Gravier purchased the domain names in September.
Johnson learned of the links in December through an anonymous tip. He did not immediately return messages seeking comment.