Rory A. Koch was a Republican staffer in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In 2010, he was running for Ramsey County Board when he was arrested and charged with twelve counts of possessing child pornography. He received 25% of the vote. The child-porn investigation was not public knowledge.
The Minnesota Crimes Against Children Task Force were tipped off that someone with the screen name Chadwhite73 was likely disseminating child exploitation materials. AOL identified the account as belonging to Rory Koch and his home was searched. He acknowledged receiving it but claimed he could not delete it. There were 68 images on his computer.
Koch was convicted and sentenced to five years.
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune: House GOP staffer faces child-porn charges
- Twin Cities Pioneer Press: Former Minnesota House staffer gets 5 years for child pornography.
20 Aug 2012