MARSHALL COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – Former Oklahoma Metropolis police officer Keith Sweeney, is now going through 12 costs of kid pornography after allegedly utilizing an iPad and the Marshall County Detention Heart’s Wi-Fi whereas behind bars.
“ICAC investigations don’t often level us to a person that’s behind bars,” stated Sarah Jensen with the Norman Police Division.
Norman investigators stated an web crimes in opposition to youngsters, or ICAC, tip led them to the previous OKC officer. Police stated they had been informed the tip had ties to Norman, however it’s unclear precisely how.
“We had been in a position to decide thorough IP addresses, and a lot of different issues, that it was occurring whereas contained in the jail facility,” stated Jensen.
Sweeney had been locked up on the Marshall County Detention Heart after being convicted of taking pictures and killing an unarmed suicidal man again in 2017.
In a press launch, the Marshall County Sheriff’s workplace stated a former jail administrator allowed Sweeney to have an iPad whereas behind bars which, “allowed prisoner Sweeney to have entry to the detention heart together with the password.” This allowed the previous officer to “remotely entry his previous information and share them.”
“He was using a particular utility on that gadget that he was using contained in the jail that allowed him to realize the entry,” stated Jensen.
“The Keith Sweeney I do know, and I do know him properly, will not be that form of man,” stated Gary James, Sweeney’s former legal professional.
James informed KFOR he has spent hours with Sweeney whereas representing him within the 2017 second-degree homicide trial. James stated he believes there’s room for error on this case.
“You often can get a intestine intuition or a sense about your consumer. However this type of factor? No,” stated James.
James argues, amongst many issues, somebody might’ve simply been utilizing the identical web and even the identical iPad within the Detention Heart.
“I’m incarcerated with different folks that have entry to my iPad,” he stated, whereas imitating what could also be going via the accused’s head. “And should you’ve acquired entry to my iPad, what would possibly you do?”
“I don’t consider the allegations of kid pornography. It’s simply not in his make-up,” stated the legal professional.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Workplace stated Sheriff Donald Yow didn’t know Sweeney was given the iPad to make use of behind bars. Since then, the sheriff stated he has modified all of the passwords and confiscated all tools.
