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An airman stationed at Hurlburt Field is facing up to life in prison on child pornography charges, according to a State Attorney's Office news release.

Christopher Ryan Mullins, 23, has pleaded no contest to 25 counts of possession of child pornography. Each count carries a possible maximum of 15 years in state prison. Mullins faces up to life in prison and will be designated a sexual offender based upon the nature and number of images involved, the release said.

In April 2014, agents with the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations began an investigating Mullins after one of his acquaintances reported seeing the inappropriate images on Mullins’ computer. During the course of the investigation, Mullins admitted to searching for and downloading pornographic images of children, the release said.

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The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was notified, and the agency seized and analyzed Mullins’ computer. Mullins was subsequently arrested in August 2015.

Sentencing has been scheduled for Sept. 19 before Circuit Judge John T. Brown. The case was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Jennifer Lieb. Mullins is being represented by attorney M. James Jenkins, according to court records.

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