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By Krista M. Torralva of the Caller-Times

A man accused of illegally entering the U.S. pleaded guilty Monday to possessing pornography of children as young as infants, according to a U.S. attorney's office news release.

Jesus Hernandez-Ramos, of Mexico, faces as much as 20 years in federal prison and a fine of as much as $250,000. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 17 in Senior U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack's court.

Prosecutors said forensic analysts found more than 980 photos and 35 videos of child pornography on a cellphone taken from Ramos when he was apprehended in April 2014 with a group of people being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico, the release states.

Ramos has been in federal custody since he was arrested in November.

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