RAPID CITY, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Rapid City man will spend the next 15 years in federal prison after possessing over 13,000 images of child pornography.

Jerry Lamont, 61, was ordered to pay $35,630 in restitution after being convicted of Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography on Aug. 29.

Between January and December 2024, Lamont uploaded multiple pictures and videos of child pornography to his Dropbox cloud storage account.

Lamont had 12 electronic devices, all of which contained child porn.

The images contained young children being sexually abused.

41 children were identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as victims whose images Lamont possessed.

The restitution money Lamont will pay will go to the victims and the South Dak

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