ALDA, Neb. -- A 54-year-old man from Alda faced two counts of attempted production of child pornography. 

Officials said Michael Melgaard was sentenced to 20 years in prison with a 10 year of supervised release after she completes her prison sentence.

Melgaard also was ordered to pay $6,000 that will contribute to a fund started for victims of these types of crimes. 

According to court documents, Melgaard’s devices had about 14 images that met the federal definition of child porn were found.

Authorities said during the investigation, Melgaard agreed to be interviewed multiple times.

He admitted that he had been taking nude photographs of several minors aged 4 to 11. Melgaard said he would keep the images for a short period of time before deleting them.

This case was investigated by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, the Grand Island Police Department, and the Department of Homeland Security.