DAHLONEGA (CBS ATLANTA) -
A former White County Deputy Sheriff of Dahlonega, GA, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of producing child pornography involving a then-6-year-old girl.
Christopher Thomas Davis, 32, entered his plea during a hearing Monday before U.S. Senior District Judge William C. O'Kelley.
Davis was indicted on the charges by a federal grand jury on Sept. 20, 2011.
According to court records, Davis took photographs of a 6-year girl engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The photographs were taken inside Davis' home .
At that time, and at the time of his arrest, Davis was employed as a sheriff's deputy with the White County Sheriff's Office.
Davis could receive a maximum sentence of incarceration of 30 years, a total fine of $250,000 and supervised release for life.
Davis is scheduled to be sentenced before O'Kelley on Nov. 27, 2012 at 10 a.m.
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