Joplin man who admitted sexually abusing "so many children he could not put a number on it" pleads guilty

Jack Daggett, 29, Joplin, waived the reading of his federal grand jury indictment on child pornography charges this morning in U. S. District Court in Springfield and pleaded guilty to all charges.

During a 14-minute hearing, Daggett admitted that he committed the crimes. Judge David P. Rush ordered a pre-sentence investigation.

Daggett will remain behind bars without bond as he awaits sentencing. According to the probable cause statement, he admitted "he had sexually abused so many children, he could not put a number on it."

He told investigators he viewed child pornography to keep himself from abusing more children. Though he said had been looking at child porn for quite some time, the indictment is for the period between February 17 and March 28. The pornography involved children as young as toddlers.

Daggett said he had spent much of his youth in group homes after being caught raping "a much younger child," according to the probable cause statement.