Friday, May 02, 2008

Officer in child-porn case is sidelined

Richard Michael Polk
clipped from www.azcentral.com

A Phoenix police detective arrested Wednesday in connection with child-pornography charges will stay off the force as an internal investigation continues into his case.

Detective Richard Michael Polk, a 26-year veteran in the department's homicide unit, was arrested on suspicion of 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after two online investigations accused him of having at least 10 child pornography videos, court documents reported.

Polk was released on bond, but must stay away from minors and may see his own child only under supervision as the case proceeds, according to reports. Polk is married and has one child who is a minor. He also has an adult child. Authorities said the family was not involved

Investigators reported he also used an online file-sharing service to distribute images.
Richard Michael Polk

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