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Colorado Springs Police Officer Arrested In Child Pornography Case

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- Police in Colorado Springs arrested one of their own for allegedly being in possession of child pornography. Josh Carrier, 30, has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

Carrier has been with the Colorado Springs Police Department for seven years. He has worked as a school resource officer at an elementary school, a coach for the police athletic league and an adviser to youth in the CSPD Explorer program. Police ask that anyone with information that could assist with the investigation call (719) 444-7708.

The police department's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit learned on March 28 that Carrier may have made purchases from a child pornography website.

Police believe Carrier's activities are limited to the purchase of commercial child pornography photos.

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