Sikeston man pleads guilty to child pornography charge

A Sikeston man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to a felony pornography charge.

Danny Clayton White, 39, of Sikeston, pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of child pornography, according to a news release from acting Federal Prosecutor Michael W. Reap. White appeared before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh.

White now faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, followed by a period of supervised release of life. Sentencing has been set for July 17 in Cape Girardeau.

With his plea, White admitted that between approximately July 1 and Sept. 1, 2008, he used a laptop computer to find child pornography on the Internet. The computer and hard drive were given to law enforcement officers for analysis on Sept. 17.

Forensic analysis of the computer revealed that White possessed more than 600 image files (including more than 65 video files) of child pornography, that is images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Some of the images depicted children under the age of 12.

White told law enforcement officers that he was responsible for the child pornography on the computer. White stated that he used a file sharing program called Frostwire to download child pornography.