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Former GRPD officer sentenced for criminal sexual conduct

Posted at 3:38 PM, May 03, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-03 17:44:53-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. --  Former Grand Rapid Police Officer Ryan Bruggink was sentenced Tuesday to between two and 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

Bruggink wasfound guilty in March of third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with the Nov. 2014 incident at his ex-girlfriend's Wyoming home.

Bruggink was charged with coming to the home unwanted, forcing his way in and sexually assaulting her.  He was found not guilty of home invasion and two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in the case.

Shortly after being convicted in that case, Bruggink was arraigned on child pornography charges.   According to court documents, Bruggink allegedly received sexually explicit photos from a girl who was then 17 years old.   He allegedly shared those photos with others.

Bruggink is charged with child sexually abusive commercial activity, possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime, the prosecutor's office said Monday.   Those charges stem from the initial November 2014 sexual assault investigation, according to the Kent County Prosecutor's Office.