Sep 5, 2008 4:20 pm US/Mountain
Pastor In Pueblo Porn Case Gets 6 Years
(AP)
A former pastor and correctional officer has been sentenced to six years on a child porn conviction that started with an Internet sting.
Elie Quinonez of Pueblo was sentenced this week to a year in prison and five years' probation. He also must register as a sex offender.
Federal prosecutors say the 35-year-old sent an Internet message to an undercover officer from New Waterford, Ohio, seeking photos of a fictional teenage daughter. Ohio police identified the screen name of the person requesting the photos and forwarded the information to Colorado authorities.
Authorities found more than 1,000 pornographic images and videos of children on Quinonez' computer. The former Weld County jail officer pleaded guilty in February.
A phone number at the church where Quinonez pastored was out of service.
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