What happened: A former Palm Beach County Fire Rescue captain accused of possessing more than 300 files of chld S3xual abuse material was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty.
Background: In addition to the 10-year prison sentence, William Barbre, 44, was sentenced to five years of probation and must register as a S3x offender. On March 5, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office was investigating activity through its chld Protection Database when investigators found hundreds of "chld notable" images and videos associated with one IP address.
investigators reviewed 348 files, 62 of which were videos depicting chld S3xual abuse material that had been downloaded from the IP address. Deputies obtained information from AT&T that allowed them to trace the IP address to Barbre, who was a captain with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
Barbre reportedly told deputies that he viewed the files he downloaded, felt "repugnant" and then deleted them. Barbre was charged with 30 counts of possessing, controlling or intentionally viewing a S3xual performance by a chld while possessing 10 or more images of explicit images involving a minor.
A former Palm Beach County firefighter was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in a explicit images involving a minor case involving more than 300 files.
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Source: official sources including CBS12 News.
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