Utah psychiatrist convicted for child porn found dead

May 9, 2006

On March 22, 2006 Utah psychiatrist Bruce A. Guernsey pleaded guilty in U.S. Federal Court to one count of Possession and Receipt of Child Pornography. He was scheduled to be sentenced in July and faced 20 years in prison. He surrendered his license to practice psychiatry April 21, 2006. That was the last time he was seen in the area. The FBI reported that they believed he had fled the area to avoid sentencing. He was located May 9, 2006 at a hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he was taken into custody. He was found dead in his jail cell the following day. The FBI reported that he is believed to have committed suicide.