Firefighter Charged with Child Pornography

0:00A former Kansas City Kansas firefighter named Devon Rich just got hit with seven federal charges for child pornography. A grand jury indicted him on April 11th for six counts of distribution and one count of possession, all tied to stuff from between June 14th. And June 26th, 2022. Prosecutors say the possession charge involves images of kids under 12, making it extra serious. Rich has a prior conviction for trying to sexually exploit what he thought was a 15-year-old back in September 2018 that turned. Out to be an undercover FBI agent, and some chats happen while he was on duty. The fire department says he's separated from them back in March 2020. Reactions have been swift, with folks shocked a public serving could be linked to this, especially after his earlier brush with the law that ended in. A plea deal for treatment programs. Now, facing minimum 15 years up to 40 per distribution count because of that prior record plus up to 20 per possession, he's looking at...

1:01Massive time finds up to $250,000 and supervise release that could last life. Fed sees devices like iPhones and iPad, a laptop, and a video camera. His detention hearings set for April 27th at 1.30pm, and he's still locked up in Lynn County. Assistant U.S. Attorney Audrey McCormick's prosecuting, so we'll see how this heavy case plays out in court. This has been Kansas News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.