Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Border Protection Officer Eric Higgins Indicted for Child Porn

A Customs and Border Protection officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges that he received child pornography.

Eric Higgins, 31, an officer at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, is accused of receiving images of child pornography via the Internet between February and June. Receipt of child pornography is punishable by 5 to 20 years in prison. He has been employed with the agency since 2002. His employment status will depend on the outcome of the case, Customs and Border Protection spokesman Ron Smith said.

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