cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2255624

A former San Angelo police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison after admitting to trading online images of child sexual abuse and joining an incest chat room where he posted what officials described as “terrifying” and “stomach-turning” messages about torturing and sexually abusing children.

Robert Rogers, who was a San Angelo police officer for six years starting in 2006, faced between five to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in January to a count of distribution and receipt of child pornography.