A former Fulton police officer pleaded guilty in federal court to producing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
Jimmy Joe Culbertson, 68, pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography, according to a Justice Department news release.
Culbertson has also been in Boone County Jail since 2024 on eight counts of statutory sodomy involving a person less than 12 years old.
Culbertson admitted to photographing his abuse of two minor children and possessing more than 150 child sexual abuse material files, according to the release.
He also possessed software intended to hide his online activities and permanently delete digital evidence, law enforcement found.
Culbertson faces up to 70 years in federal prison without parole, according to the news release.
A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the United States Probation Office completes a presentence investigation, according to the release.
This case was first investigated by the Boone County Sheriff's Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Turner.