A convicted child molester will spend up to 60 years in prison after admitting in court Wednesday that he had sex with multiple children between February 2015 and February 2016.
Joseph L. Anderson Jr., 33, of Mishawaka pleaded guilty to three counts of child molesting and a repeat sexual offender enhancement, the South Bend Tribune reported.
In addition to a 60-year maximum prison sentence, Anderson will undergo a polygraph test to help the state identify other potential victims and help them receive care and treatment. Anderson will have immunity for any crimes he admits to during the test, the Tribune reported.
Anderson was arrested in February after a friend told police he saw photos of Anderson molesting a child on Anderson’s phone. Police said they discovered Anderson sexually abused four children, ages 9, 11, 14 and 16, over the course of a year.
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Anderson was on parole for previous child sex crimes at the time and was on the sex offender list as a sexually violent predator.
He is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 12.
