Al Zimmerman

On May 8, Al Zimmerman was sentenced to 24 years in prison for the production of child pornography. He was arrested in February 2008 and accused of taking sexually explicit photos and videos of two 16-year-old boys then sent the images to child pornographers in other countries. Authorities said he met through his job with DCF. Later, prosecutors said investigators had identified five more victims.

Zimmerman's arrest prompted a statewide review by DCF of all employees hired since Nov. 15, 2006, to make sure criminal background and professional reference checks were conducted and that each employee completed a state job application.

The review found that 8 percent of those 2,627 employees had not been fingerprinted, nearly 10 percent of the personnel files were missing appropriate reference checks and 1.4 percent of the employees were missing a job application

In addition to his 24 years in prison, Zimmerman will be on probation for the rest of his life. He will be required to register as a sex offender and will not be allowed any contact with minors without the written permission of his probation officer.