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Fargo, N.D. (AP) A Drayton man accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl and producing child pornography has pleaded guilty to two charges.

Thirty-one-year-old Laurence Pelletier Jr. faces at least 15 years in prison and as many as 40 years when he is sentenced July 15 on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.

U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says one of the pictures produced by Pelletier involved a 1-year-old child.

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