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April 19, 2019Kansas City, MO |  By: AP

Former St. Joseph Boy Scout leader sentenced for distributing child pornography

A former St. Joseph Boy Scout leader has been sentenced
to six years in prison without parole for distributing child pornography over
the internet.

Federal prosecutors say Michael Goeller was sentenced Thursday. He was also
sentenced to 10 years of supervised release after incarceration.

Goeller pleaded guilty in October 2018. Goeller previously worked for the
Marillac Center of Kansas City and the Family Guidance Center in St. Joseph.

The investigation began in February 2017, when a law enforcement officer in
Arkansas downloaded a video file containing child pornography on a network that
was linked to Goeller's computer.

Goeller later admitted to officers that he used his laptop to access
pornographic websites to find pictures of nude children, ranging from age 10 to
15.