Crime & Safety
Ex-SF Officer Turned In By Fiancée Over Child Sex Abuse Images Avoids Prison: Report
Police say they found hundreds of photos of children being abused on his iPad, according to the East Bay Times.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A former San Francisco police officer whose then-fiancée turned him over to the police over photos depicting child porn avoided prison time as part of a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors, according to an East Bay Times report.
Westley Paetow pleaded no contest to misdemeanor child pornography possession, bringing to a conclusion a four-year-long prosecution against the former officer, who, as part of the deal, must register as a sex offender for 10 years and serve one year of probation, according to the report.
The 28-year-old's then-fiancée reported Paetow to Albany police, according to the report.
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During the investigation, police found hundreds of photos showing children being sexually abused on his iPad, according to the report.
He also admitted to viewing child sexual abuse material "on and off" for years, according to the report.
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