Feds: Wife sent child porn to husband to turn him on

A twisted criminal case is unfolding in federal court, where a Michigan couple is accused of running a child pornography scheme that involves the wife sending her husband photos of naked children because, she claims, it's the only thing that turns him on.

And the husband, records show, is no stranger to the authorities. He's a registered sex offender with two prior convictions for criminal sexual conduct; one in Macomb County, the other in Oakland County.

According to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday, the accused are Colin and Anngela Boyle of White Lake, who are charged with producing, distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography.

The FBI searched their home on Sunday after a trail of electronic evidence led authorities to believe that the husband had been accessing files from a child pornography website, including a sexually explicit video of a 2-month-old baby girl being molested by an adult male, the complaint said.

During the search, FBI agents interviewed the couple, both of whom admitted to various things. According to the complaint, Anngela Boyle said that her husband sends her child pornography to her cell phone, and that she sends it back the same way.

"She explained to law enforcement that child pornography is the only thing that sexually excited Colin Matthew Boyle, and the transmission of child pornography between the couple is for the purpose of his sexual gratification," FBI agent David Kotal wrote in an affidavit on file in federal court.

According to the affidavit, during the search, federal agents found a "point and click" video camera that contained a video of a naked one-year-old girl, whom the Boyles knew – and a man's voice resembling the husband's could be heard during the recording. Anngela Boyle admitted that together, she and her husband engaged that same one-year-old girl in the video and another 3-year-old boy in sexually explicit activity on at least four occasions, the affidavit said. During these encounters, she told the agents, her husband had his phone out, though she was not sure if he recorded them, the affidavit said.

The Boyles are both behind bars pending a detention hearing on Friday, when a magistrate will determine whether to keep them locked up or release them on bond.

The couple were not available for comment as they are in jail. Their court-appointed lawyer also was not readily available for comment.

Contact Tresa Baldas: tbaldas@freepress.com