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A former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea town commissioner and “volunteer Santa Claus” pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of possessing child sexual abuse material, according to online federal court records.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea's Facebook page shows the suspect, former town commissioner and volunteer fire chief James Silverstone, posing with kids as Santa in 2016.

The case of a former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea town commissioner, fire chief and “volunteer Santa Claus” accused of possessing child sexual abuse material is now in the hands of federal prosecutors, Local 10 News has learned.

A former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea commissioner, fire chief and “volunteer Santa Claus” bonded out of the Broward County Jail on 10 child pornography charges, but didn’t have much to say to Local 10 News as he walked out Friday evening.

A man who worked as a commissioner of a Broward County town and volunteered as Santa Claus turned himself in to authorities Thursday afternoon to face

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The Broward Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of former Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea commissioner and former town fire chief, James Silverstone, on multiple charges related to transmitting child pornography.

A search warrant of 62-year-old James Silverstone’s home yielded hundreds of videos and photos of child pornography, some involving children as young as infants, detectives said.

A man who once served as a commissioner and fire chief in the Broward beachside town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea was accused of transmitting child sexual abuse material Thursday.

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