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Colorado Springs firefighter arrested for sexual exploitation of a child

Posted at 6:44 PM, Oct 10, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-11 11:09:16-04

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs Police say a 59-year-old Colorado Springs firefighter has been arrested for sexual exploitation of a child Wednesday.

Colorado Springs Police said Robert Patrick Stambaugh was arrested without incident and is being charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child. He has been booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center with no bond.

Robert Stambaugh
Robert Stambaugh is accused of sexual exploitation of a child.

Stambaugh has been with the Colorado Springs Fire Department since 1986 and is currently assigned as Firefighter/Paramedic. The Colorado Springs Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit is conducting the investigation.

There are no additional details being released at this time. Anyone with information or is a witness to this investigation is asked to call CSPD at (719) 444-7000.