GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A West Michigan orthodontist, Thomas Shannon, has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor or attempted sexual exploitation of a minor.

Shannon ran Shannon Orthodontics, which had locations in both Grandville and Plainwell. The practices have been shut down, however, since Shannon's initial arrest in 2023 .

Shannon's initial arrest came after a lengthy investigation, after which he faced the following state charges:

Child Sexually Abusive Material - Aggravated Possession - 2 counts

Sexually Abusive Material - Possession - 2 counts

Computers - Using to Commit a Crime (10-20yr felony) - 2 counts

Computers - Using to Commit a Crime (4-10yr felony)- 2 counts

Shannon was out on a $20,000 bond for those charges in Augu

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