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(WAND) - A Moultrie County man was sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for child pornography possession. 

According to court records, 49-year-old Scott Light will remain in the custody of Moultrie County until he is transferred to the IDOC. 

Light had pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child sexual abuse material. 

The state dropped seven other related charges as part of the plea deal. 

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