Fmr. Pensacola officer facing child porn charges

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - A former officer with the Pensacola Police Department is behind bars in Osceola County, Florida, charged with 10 counts of child pornography.

Deputies say an investigation into 38-year-old Kevin Britt began when Polk County Sheriff's detectives conducting an undercover Internet operation identified Britt as a suspect using the Internet to traffic or distribute child pornography images.

Polk detectives contacted the Osceola County Sheriff's Office when they discovered his residence was located in Osceola County. OCSO obtained a search warrant and seized several computers and electronic devices from Britt's bedroom.

Detectives processed the devices and found at least 10 child pornography images. Britt was arrested on August 14.

FOX10 News has learned that Britt was a former PPD school resource officer, and was affiliated with the Explorer Program. Britt was hired in 1994 and spent time in dispatch and as a patrol officer.

PPD says Britt resigned in 2002 during an internal investigation. Britt was being looked at for several suspicious activities, including acting as a bailer for people in jail, truthfulness in reports, and for associating with known criminals.

Britt was not under investigation for anything related to these new charges.

FOX10 News contacted PPD Chief Chip Simmons for a comment on the charges, but we were told that Pensacola Police does not comment on the activities of former officers.