Monday, March 17, 2008

FdL man convicted on child porn charges

The Reporter Staff

A Fond du Lac man has been found guilty of possession of child pornography.


Matthew J. Pflum, 39, of N5268 Summit Court, a convicted sex offender, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of possession of child pornography. Fourteen additional counts were dismissed and read in during a hearing before Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Judge Robert Wirtz.


Pflum is accused of viewing explicit images of girls as young as 7 years old, according to the criminal complaint. Investigators took a look at Pflum’s activities after his probation agent learned he had created a MySpace profile, which violated conditions of his probation, according to the criminal complaint.


Pflum was convicted in a child enticement case in Colorado in 2003, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections sex offender registry.


A sentencing hearing for Pflum is scheduled for May 13.

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