Iowa man pleads guilty to Boone County child exploitation case

An Iowa man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to child exploitation charges after he attempted to produce child pornography.

John Jordan Lundberg, 31, admitted he responded to an online advertisement that was posted by an undercover Boone County Sheriff’s Department detective in 2017 in order to find potential sexual predators. According to a news release, “the undercover officer posed as a mother offering her 13-year-old daughter for sex. The undercover officer also posed as the 13-year-old daughter, and Lundberg communicated with the ‘daughter’ via text messages.”

Lundberg admitted to sending the “daughter” sexually explicit photos and video of himself as well as adult and child pornography. He also admitted to encouraging the “daughter” to send him nude photos of herself.

Lundberg was previously convicted in 2017 for enticement of a minor for indecent purposes. He faces a minimum of 15 years in federal prison.