A Leavenworth County man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
Bradley Hilt, 26, Linwood, Kansas, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, to one count of producing child pornography and one count of distributing child pornography.
In his plea, he admitted that a forensic examination of his computer revealed child pornography including 18,342 still images and 135 videos. Two of the videos were produced by Hilt. They depicted a girl who was 5 to 7 years old.
Hilt came to the attention of law enforcement when an FBI task force member discovered images that Hilt was sharing with other users on a peer-to-peer network through the internet.
Sentencing will be set for a later date. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of 15 years in federal prison. Beall commended the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Flannigan for their work on the case.