BALTIMORE — A former Baltimore Police officer will spend the next 6.5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.
Upon completing his sentence, 35-year-old James Robert Wissmann, IV, will be placed on 25-years of supervised release, and have to register as a sex offender.
After his home was raided on July 31 last year, Wissmann was suspended from the police department and subsequently resigned.
Prosecutors said Wissman created multiple accounts on a mobile app in which he discussed, shared and received child porn through video chatting, file sharing, and messaging.
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The application monitored the activity and shut down Wissmann’s accounts, but each time he would create a new one.
They ultimately reported him.
Although Wissmann took many steps to avoid detection, investigators seized several electronic devices from his home, and found several videos and images.
