By NICHOLAS RONDINONE
HARTFORD — A former East
Hartford police officer was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to two years
in prison for possessing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
Andrew W. Nielsen, 50, of South
Windsor, pleaded guilty in March to possessing child pornography.
In addition to two years in
prison, U.S. Judge Alfred V. Covello ordered him to submit to five years of
court supervision upon his release.
Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut)
South Windsor Nielsen purchased several DVDs from a foreign company that
contained child pornography that were sent to his house between November 2010
and April 2011, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
Nielsen was a police officer in
East Hartford until he left his position after his arrest in November 2012.
He was ordered to report to
prison on Sept. 8.
The case was investigated by
the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
