A former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel faces up to two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material in Fort Lauderdale federal court Wednesday, according to prosecutors.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel faces up to two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material in Fort Lauderdale federal court Wednesday, according to prosecutors.

Edgar Ali Cerda, 49, of Cooper City, was arrested in 2021 after a tip from messaging app Kik that he was sharing child sexual abuse videos on the platform, according to a federal criminal complaint.