Mental health counselor sentenced to federal prison on child porn charges

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A mental health counselor in Park City has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison on child pornography charges.

Carl A. Puleo, 55, was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) “downloaded child sexual exploitation materials from Puleo through a file-sharing network,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky.

Puleo was found guilty on one count each of “receiving, distributing and possession child exploitation materials,” prosecutors said.

In addition to the prison sentence, he was ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution.

The case was investigated by HSI Bowling Green.

By Ken Howlett, News Director

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