UND Police Officer Sentenced in Child Porn Case

Paul Meagher will serve 10 years in prison and 10 years supervised release

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A former UND police officer has been sentenced for possessing child porn.

Paul Meagher, 43, will serve 10 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release.

During a search of Meagher’s residence in November, 2015, officers found multiple media devices containing more than fifty-thousand images and videos.

Meagher was charged with 10 counts of possession of child porn.

He had been with the campus police force since 2004.

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