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Apr 27, 2006 3:54 pm US/Mountain

Orem Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Child Porn

PROVO, Utah An Orem man facing state charges of sexual abuse of children has pleaded guilty to two federal counts of possession of child pornography, the U.S. attorney's office said Thursday.

Jacobo Javier Rivera, 32, entered the plea Wednesday as part of a plea agreement that reduced the charges. Originally, he was charged with manufacturing child pornography by photographing the alleged attacks on his mobile phone, the U.S. attorney's office said in a news release.

Federal prosecutors say they will recommend that Rivera get two consecutive sentences of 10 years in prison, according to the release. Rivera is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 29.

Rivera still faces seven first-degree state felony counts of child rape and sodomy in 4th District Court.

Donna Kelly, Deputy Utah County Attorney, said she and Rivera's attorney are working on a plea agreement in that case.

``He will do some time on our charges,'' she said Thursday.

Rivera is accused of sexually abusing several young children since September 2004. He allegedly took digital photos of the attacks with his camera cell phone.

When his then-girlfriend tried to use the phone, she saw the pictures and called police.

Rivera is an illegal immigrant and will be turned over to the U.S. immigration officials for deportation when he has completed his sentence, the U.S. attorney's office said.