A physician in Council Bluffs plead guilty this week to one-count of Possession of Child Pornography depicting a person under the age of 12. According to documents provided by the U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa, 69-year old Dennis Seaborn Jones agree to the plea on Tuesday, May 20th. The plea was entered into record today (Friday). He faces a maximum of 20-years in prison during his sentencing, and fines not to exceed $250,000. In addition, Jones will serve at least five-years of Supervised Release upon completion of his term of incarceration.

Jones could face additional penalties including more prison time, if he is found guilty in a Pottawattamie County case involving the alleged sexual abuse of a 5-year old girl. That case is currently making its way through the judicial system. His trial on the charge is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on June 4th at the Pottawattamie County Courthouse.

Records show that on or about May 16th, 2013, Jones knowingly possessed visual images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. A search of computers found in his Council Bluffs home resulted in the discovery of approximately 1.2-million still images of child pornography and 9,300 videos showing child porn he had downloaded off the internet. Included among the images were more than two-dozen pictures and videos of patients seen by Doctor Jones at his medical clinic in Council Bluffs. The images showing minors in various stages of undress, were captured without the knowledge of his patients or their parents.

Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys agreed, and have recommended that Jones should serve 8-to 10-years in prison and at least 10-years of Supervised release. They said he should also be required to surrender his license to practice medicine and be placed on the State’s Sex Offender Registry upon his release from prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.