ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A Webster Groves man admitted to possessing more than 170,000 images and 11,000 videos containing child sexual abuse material.
Joseph J. Fitzsimmons, pleaded guilty on Monday to pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of child pornography.
In March 2023, Fitzsimmons had moved to a retirement home in Webster Groves and while getting help from an employee to set up his internet connection, the employee spotted two images containing child sexual abuse material and contacted the Webster Groves Police Department.
A court approved search of Fitzsimmons apartment found computers and other electronic devices that contained a total of 170,310 images and 11,410 videos containing child sexual abuse material, as well as 16,780 computer-generated or animated images and 549 videos.
Fitzsimmons is scheduled to be sentenced March 4, 2025. Fitzsimmons faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both prison and a fine.