Former Firefighter Faces Child Porn Charges

0:00It's April 23rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Kansas News Today, local news powered by AI. A former Kansas City Kansas firefighter, named Devon Rich, is back in federal court facing serious child pornography charges. He's accused of six counts of distributing it and one count of possessing it with the alleged acts happening over a few days in June 20, 22. This comes more than six years after his last run-in with the law. Back then, the case pile was sealed, so details stay under wraps for now. In 2019, Rich cut a plea deal after chatting explicitly with an undercover FBI agent posing as a 15-year-old. He got one year of probation on a misdemeanor computer trespassing charge, plus orders for sex offender treatment, alcohol abuse help, and PTSD care. During synancing, his lawyer highlighted trauma from intense job situations and a pornography addiction. Prosecutors flagged a moderate risk of repeating offenses. Rich told the judge he was sorry, especially to his family, and promised not to return.

1:05Right now, he's locked up in Ling County jail, awaiting a detention hearing on Monday, April 27th, as federal authorities dig deeper into this troubling repeat situation.