A Newton man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on child pornography charges. Thirty-five-year-old Arleigh Joe Esqueda pled guilty to possessing the pornographic material that federal officials say included images of children under the age of 12.

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, Nicholas Klinefeldt, said the sentence imposed on Esqueda was based, in part, on his criminal history and the nature of the offense. Esqueda had several previous crime convictions, including a prior sex offense when he was 17.

Court documents show his collection of child pornography was accumulated over 5 years, and he had 351 images and 77 videos of child porn on his computer. Following the 14-year federal prison term, Esqueda must serve eight years of supervised release and to pay $100 to the Crime Victims Fund.