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Raleigh man pleads guilty to child porn charge

Michael Joseph Plocar, 62, was arrested in Nov. 2012 after he admitted to downloading and viewing child pornography for several years.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A Raleigh man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to a federal child porn charge.

Michael Joseph Plocar, 62, was arrested in November 2012 after he admitted to downloading and viewing child pornography for several years.

Agents found more than 40 videos of child porn on computers in Plocar's home, including some that were more than 30 minutes long, federal prosecutors said.

Plocar pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving child pornography and faces a minimum of up to 20 years in prison and a maximum of 40 years in prison, when he is sentenced Jan. 12.

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