BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A former Baton Rouge pediatrician was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday.

Antonio Felipe Belda, 40, of Canada, pleaded guilty to child pornography in November 2024. As part of his plea, he admitted to using internet accounts and mobile applications to get child pornography on multiple devices. Belda is accused of having over 170 videos and 3,000 images, some involving sexual assault of young children.

Belda previously worked for Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge.

A federal judge ruled that Belda has five years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.

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