CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who possessed child pornography pled guilty on July 13, 2015, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
Joshua Leute, age 28, from Dubuque, Iowa, was convicted of one count of possession of child pornography. At the plea hearing, Leute admitted that, in 2012, he knowingly possessed child pornography.
Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Leute was taken into custody by the United States Marshal after the guilty plea and will remain in custody pending sentencing. Leute faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a $100 special assessment, and supervised release for 5 years to life following his imprisonment.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, the Davenport Police Department, the Dubuque Police Department, and the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office.
