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FHP trooper indicted on child porn charge

by Gary Detman

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The now-former FHP trooper Christopher Chappell faces a indictment for child porn. (WPEC: File photo-2018)
The now-former FHP trooper Christopher Chappell faces a indictment for child porn. (WPEC: File photo-2018)
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A former Florida Highway Patrol trooper appeared in court on Friday to face a child pornography charge.

According to WSVN, the FHP fired Christopher James Chappell on Thursday, a few weeks after investigators filed the indictment with the United States District Court.

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According to the indictment, on Dec. 16, 2021, Chappell, who had nicknames of "Fukijura76" and "Santa Claus, "did knowingly access with intent to view material that contained an image of child pornography...that had been shipped and transported using a means and facility of interstate and foreign commerce."

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CBS12 News spoke with Capt. Chappell back in 2018. He was among a contingent of troopers who went to Florida's Panhandle to help with the emergency response to Hurricane Michael.

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