Crime & Safety

Denver Firefighter Arrested On Child Pornography Charges

Eric Trujillo was arrested at a Denver fire station Wednesday.

Eric Trujillo, who has been with the Denver Fire Department for 10 years, lives in Highlands Ranch. He was arrested on one count of suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child related to possession and distribution.
Eric Trujillo, who has been with the Denver Fire Department for 10 years, lives in Highlands Ranch. He was arrested on one count of suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child related to possession and distribution. (Amber Fisher/Patch)

DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 has learned that a Denver firefighter, Eric Matthew Trujillo, 39, was arrested Wednesday morning at the Denver fire station where he worked, and is being held on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child. Arapahoe County authorities descended on DFD station 36 at 4101 South Federal Boulevard at about 9 a.m. armed with a search warrant. Trujillo was arrested on one count of suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child related to possession and distribution.

Ginger Delgado, a spokesperson for the Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office, confirmed the CBS4 report. She said police investigators had received a tip about Trujillo from an internet task force. Delgado went on to say that investigators believed Trujillo was uploading videos of children being sexually assaulted while he was on duty at the firehouse.

Read the full story at CBS Denver.

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