(FOX 9) - A former Minnesota state trooper charged in a horrific sexual abuse case last spring has now pleaded guilty to federal charges of making child porn .

Trooper pleads guilty

What we know:

Court records filed Wednesday show Jeremy Plonski pleaded guilty to a count of producing child porn and a count of distributing child porn.

As part of the plea, two other counts against Plonski are slated to be dismissed at sentencing.

What's next:

A sentencing date has not yet been set for the case.

Local perspective:

At the same time, Plonski is still facing charges in a state case for criminal sexual conduct against a child. That case has been dormant as the federal case has played out.

Trooper charged in ‘horrific’ abuse case

The backstory:

After federal charges against Plonksi

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