SIOUX CITY – A Northern Iowa man faces years in prison after a guilty plea to possessing and sharing child porn.
Marcus Urelius, age 36 from Farnhamville, Iowa, plead guilty January 10, 2023, in federal court to Possession of Child Pornography.
In a plea agreement, Urelius admitted that between April 2021, and January 2022, he used an Internet-based, peer-to-peer (P2P) network known as “Freenet” to knowingly receive and attempt to receive visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He further admitted to using the network to share child pornography with others.
Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand will be set for a later date after a presentence report is prepared. Urelius remains in the custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. Urelius faces a sentence of up to 20 years imprisonment without the possibility of parole, a fine of not more than $250,000, a mandatory special assessment of $100 and a term of supervised release of at least 5 years to life.
