Choir Director

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Jan 22, 2007 (AP)— Robert F. Tate, 64, of Greenwich, admitted possessing between 150 and 300 pornographic images of children, some engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Prosecutors said some children in the images were younger than 12 years old.

"Yes, your honor. I regret to say I did it," Tate told a federal judge.

Tate was the longtime music director of Christ Church in Greenwich, where former President George H.W. Bush attended while growing up. Funeral services for his parents, Prescott Bush Sr. and Dorothy Walker Bush, were held there.

At his last hearing in December, President Bush's aunt and other members of the church attended to support Tate.

Tate oversaw the church's renowned choir programs, including those involving children. Tate traveled with the choir for performances around the country and in Europe.

--- According to a November '06 NYT article (paid subscription) the church computer the porno was on disappeared. "At Christ Church in Greenwich, Conn., the whereabouts of a church computer said to have had pornographic images of prepubescent boys is now a mystery."