SOUTH BEND, Ind. – A Mishawaka man has been sentenced for possession of child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch, II.

James Kindig, 53, of Mishawaka, Indiana was sentenced to 41 months in prison with five years of supervised release after entering a guilty plea, according to court records.

Kindig was ordered to pay restitution fees amounting to $48,750, court documents said.

In November of 2017, Kindig was found in possession of approximately 262 videos and 472 images portraying child pornography, according to court records.

The FBI investigated the case handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Maciejczyk with assistance of the St. Joseph County High Tech Crimes Task Force.