A Joplin man pleaded guilty this afternoon in U. S. District Court to child pornography charges.
A plea agreement filed today indicates the government has agreed to recommend a 10-year sentence followed by 15 years of supervised release for Jerry Vowell, 34.
Judge David P. Rush ordered a pre-sentence investigation. No date is scheduled for sentencing.
Vowell's activities came to the attention of the Joplin Police Department October 3, 2020, when a woman reported she found child pornography on five USB flash drives Vowell left at her residence, according to the plea agreement.
A forensic examination found 984 images and 43 videos containing child pornography, some of which included the sexual abuse of infants.
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