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Former Miami Firefighter Gets More Than 27 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Porn

Posted on September 29, 2014

City of Miami Fire and RescueCity of Miami Fire and RescueCity of Miami Fire and RescueCity of Miami Fire-Rescue PatchFLORIDA – A former City of Miami firefighter was sentenced to 27 years and three months in federal prison for downloading child porn videos on his personal computer while he was on duty at fire stations, officials announced last week.

Alexander Rousseau, 31, of Miami, was convicted by a jury of five counts of receiving child porn and one count of possessing child porn, authorities said.

When he was arrested in April of 2014, the evidence indicated that Rousseau had approximately 120 child pornography videos on his computer, many of which were more than five minutes in length, officials said.

After his release, Rousseau will be required to register as a sex offender.

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