ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — A Denver firefighter was arrested at his fire station Wednesday morning and now faces a charge for sexual exploitation of a child, which is a class three felony.
Eric Trujillo, 39, was taken into custody at about 9 a.m. Wednesday at Denver Fire Station 36, located at 4101 S. Federal Blvd. in Denver, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO).
Investigators believe he uploaded videos to the internet which depict children being sexually assaulted.
According to an affidavit for his arrest from ACSO, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip about two possible images of child pornography that were posted online on Dec. 28, 2020. The images were uploaded by an Medialab/KIK user, the affidavit says.
Acting on that tip, ICAC found an associated IP address for the user and determined that it came back to the fire station on Federal Boulevard. The KIK user had the screen name of mikeo5280, the affidavit says.
According to the affidavit one video showed two young females, one described as 3 to 5 years old and the other as "pre-pubescent." Both were wearing "lingerie type tops" and nothing else, the affidavit says. A second video showed a girl around 9 years old only wearing a training bra, the affidavit says.
Trujillo was booked into the Arapahoe County Detention Facility.
Upon learning of Trujillo's arrest, he was immediately placed on unpaid leave, pending the results of an internal investigation, according to a spokesperson for the Denver Fire Department (DFD).
Trujillo has been with the department for 10 years.
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