Former firefighter gets prison for child porn
By Nikki Renner, The Arizona Republic, 08/28/07
A former Phoenix probationary firefighter was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in prison and lifetime supervised release for possession of child pornography.
Robert Kuenzli, 43, was arrested on Nov. 3 and later indicted by a federal grand jury for receipt and possession of child pornography, according to the press release from the United States Attorney's office in Arizona.
In April, Kuenzli pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography but the charge of receipt of child pornography was dropped at sentencing. U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake ordered Kuenzli to register as a sex offender and to successfully complete a sex offender treatment program.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents received information from Canadian officials about questionable Internet activity at Kuenzli's home. The agents conducted a search and found numerous images of children engaging in sexually explicit conduct on his computer hard drive.
Kuenzli served the Phoenix Fire Department as a probationary firefighter for 10 months and is no longer employed with the department. A public information officer with the department said that while Kuenzli was a probationary officer for Phoenix, he was on his best behavior.
He was previously employed with the Kingman Fire Department for 16 years.
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