A Kenduskeag man on Monday pleaded guilty in federal court in Bangor to two counts of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.

Justin Leonard, 24, was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to court records cited by the U.S. Department of Justice in a news release.

In February 2024, federal investigators used a warrant to search Leonard’s home. Leonard was there at the time and provided the password and Face ID to a hidden folder on his phone where investigators found multiple sexually explicit images and videos of two “very young children” that Leonard admitted to having taken, the DOJ said.

A forensic review of Leonard’s phone found Facebook chats w

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