Robert David Austin

A New Bedford man will serve more than seven years in federal prison for receiving and possessing over 1,500 files containing child pornography.

A New Bedford man has pleaded guilty to federal child exploitation charges after he was found with more than 1,500 files of child porn depicting victims ranging in age from infants to 12-year-old kids.

A New Bedford man has been arrested on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.