Rochester man pleads guilty in child pornography case – ABC 6 News

(ABC 6 News) – A Rochester man pleaded guilty to two of six counts of possession of child pornography in Olmsted County District Court on Tuesday.

Jack Richard Landon, 75, was accused of possessing several thousand files containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), or child pornography, featuring children ages 1 to 9, after his computer and several hard drives were searched.

According to court documents, the files contained 15 images previously identified as part of Project VIC, an international project that reviews child pornography cases and matches known cases of child pornography with duplicates found on offenders' electronic devices.

Landon's jury trial was scheduled to begin Tuesday, but instead he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography – minors under the age of 14.

According to the agreement between Landon and his defense, the prosecution and defense recommended a suspended sentence or a suspended sentence of 24 to 36 months plus 30 to 120 days in prison.

Landon's sentencing is scheduled for October 28.