Former Middletown Officer Gets Prison Time on Child Porn Charges

A former Middletown police officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison on child pornography charges.

Samuel DiProto, 63, of Cromwell, was arrested in May 2013 after investigators found between 20 and 40 files depicting child pornography on his computers and hard drives, according to court documents.

Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts said he downloaded the explicit photos and videos from a public file sharing network between 2009 and 2013.

He pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in September 2014 and was sentenced Tuesday to 84 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, the U.S. attorney's office said in a news release.

Weeks after his initial arrest, DiProto was charged with risk of injury to a minor and cruelty to a minor after police said he had inappropriate contact with a child.

Online court records show DiProto has pleaded not guilty to risk of injury. No plea has been entered with regards to the second charge. His next court date is set for May 21.

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