Child porn case nets 60 days' jail; Former tennis instructor had images, doll.

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Byline: Scott J. Croteau

WORCESTER - A Northboro man and former area tennis instructor was sentenced to 18 months in jail with 60 days to serve Thursday after he pleaded guilty to three counts of child pornography possession and one count of disseminating child pornography.

Joshua E. Lundberg, 29, of 19 Cold Harbor Road, Northboro, addressed the court after pleading guilty. He was sentenced to 10 years of probation in the case, with the balance of the jail sentence suspended.

"I know what I did not only affected my family, but it affects the whole community around me," Mr. Lundberg told Worcester Superior Court Judge Janet Kenton-Walker. "I just can't express how terrible I feel about what I did."

Assistant District Attorney Tracy Kennedy was concerned that not only did state police investigators find child pornography on Mr. Lundberg's computer, but also a child-sized doll. Investigators also learned he had exposed himself to a 20-month-old child.

"The Commonwealth is concerned that the defendant is taking this sexual interest to the next level due to the doll, the size and stature of a toddler, that was found in his possession and appears to be intended for sexual purposes and his admission that he exposed himself to a 20-month-old child," Ms. Kennedy said.

Ms. Kennedy argued for a three- to four-year prison sentence with five years of supervised release. She said the images found in the case were graphic and of children involved in various sex acts. Some of those children were ages 4 to 6, authorities said.

During probation, Mr. Lundberg is required to register as a sex offender, have no unsupervised contact with children under 16, refrain from drug use and attend different programs. Officials said he has no prior criminal record.

State police investigators and Northboro police searched Mr. Lundberg's family...