ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — Former St. Tammany Parish Police Corporal was sentenced to 15 Years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography and sexual abuse of animal charges.
District Attorney Collin Sims says Christopher Cassidy entered a guilty plea to all 78 counts of pornography involving juveniles and 111 counts of sexual abuse of animals filed against him.
After his sentence, Cassidy will be required to register as a convicted sex offender for the next twenty-five years, according to the district attorney's office.
Cassidy was arrested on February 24, 2022, after a tip linked his email address to child porn. The sheriff’s office said his employment was terminated before his arrest. He had been employed with the STPSO since 2006.
A phone taken from Cassidy also had photos of women being sexually assaulted.
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