Dodge Center man pleads guilty to multiple child porn charges
Joseph Carlson / Olmsted County Adult Detention Center
(ABC 6 News) – A Dodge Center man pleaded guilty to multiple charges of possessing child pornography Thursday.
Joseph Lee Carlson, 31, was arrested on 3 charges of soliciting a minor and 10 charges of child porn possession in October of 2022, following a violence catfishing attempt by the self-styled “Midwest Predator Catcher” group.
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Dodge County charged Carlson with 10 more counts of child porn possession in November of 2022, after police claimed to find more images on Carlson’s phone post-arrest.
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On Thursday, July 13, Carlson pleaded guilty to five charges of child porn possession.
Three additional charges of child solicitation and 8 additional charges of child porn possession are to be dismissed at sentencing, according to his plea agreement.
In exchange for his guilty plea, Carlson is expected to receive a 4-5 year prison sentence, according to court documents.
However, Carlson’s defense will argue for a shortened or probation sentence, according to his plea agreement.
Carlson’s sentence is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. Sept. 20.