Cop Stores Homemade Child Porn on Work Laptop; Gets 120 Years in Prison

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A former police sergeant in Florida will spend more than a century behind bars for making child porn from his patrol car.

Former Live Oak authorities Sgt. Kyle Adam Kirby has been sentenced to 120 years in prison for possessing and making child porn on Thursday, based on The Associated Press. A jury found him guilty in December.

Kirby, 37, was also found guilty of downloading pornographic pictures, dating back to 2014, on the personal computer from his patrol car. In terms of the making of child pornography, the prosecution stated that Kirby used hidden cameras to covertly capture minors in his patrol car.

Kirby was indicted for the gender offenses in 2015.

According to a FBI press release, "a forensic examination of the patrol car computer used by Kirby revealed that it contained at least 87 thumbnail images in a 'Downloads' folder that either depicted minor children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including one involving a toddler, or that had titles indicative of child pornography."

Prosecutors said he tried to delete the pictures and failed.

Alton "Buddy" Williams, Kirby's former manager and leader in Live Oak Police Department had been in shock following Kirby's arrest three decades back.

"I have been in law enforcement for 30 years, and this has been the most difficult situation I have faced," Williams said at the moment, based on WTXL at Midway, Florida. "A trusted friend, officer and protector of the public betrayed all facets of the job he swore to do. I realize that mistakes happen, but this was no mistake it was a choice, a choice that has impacted not only his agency, but his trusted friends, family, and community to include all brothers and sisters of the badge."