Joplin man indicted, pleads guilty to child pornography charge

A Joplin man, whose indictment by a federal grand jury on a child pornography charge was unsealed today, waived the indictment and pleaded guilty.

During a 28-minute hearing in U. S. District Court in Springfield, Gregory R. Case, 39, admitted to possessing child pornography between May 4, 2013 and January 15, 2017 in Jasper County.

Judge David P. Rush ordered a pre-sentence investigation, with the report due Tuesday, January 31.