Austin man pleads guilty to possessing child porn

Published 7:28 am Friday, September 4, 2009

An Austin man facing felony charges for possessing child pornography on a computer pleaded guilty to two counts Thursday in Mower County court.

David Allen Wiseman, 54, of 507 Eighth St. N.E., is scheduled for sentencing on Feb. 26 and could face a maximum prison term of five years.

According to a court complaint, Wiseman’s home was searched April 9 by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension after the department received a tip, spokeswoman Janell Rasmussen said. Who made the tip and when it was received is not made public during an ongoing investigation, Rasmussen said.

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The search uncovered 96 image files and five videos of minors performing sexual acts, according to the complaint.

His computers were seized, and Wiseman admitted to downloading the material from a file sharing Web site called BearShare.

Wiseman was charged June 26.