An Old Town, Maine, man pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to possessing child pornography involving a child under 12.
In court records, federal prosecutors accused 40-year-old Matthew Podlaski of Old town of searching the internet for, and downloading images of, the sexual abuse of young children.
Podlaski downloaded the images and stored them on multiple devices, according to the Maine U.S. Attorney’s Office.
During the course of their investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations seized 14 devices belonging to Podlaski, including laptop computers, flash drives and external storage devices.
Podlaski faces up to 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, to be followed up to a lifetime of supervised release.
