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Joseph Michael Smith pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography this week, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge will sentence him in March, where he faces up to 20 years behind bars, a $250,000 fine, and lifetime supervised release, authorities said.
Police arrested Smith last year after they received several tips that he'd shared child porn online through a messenger account, federal authorities said. Investigators found a USB drive at his home that included 35 videos of children as young as 2 being sexually abused, and a forensic analysis found 300 images of child porn had been downloaded to and deleted from that drive, officials said.
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