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Baron indicted on federal child porn charges

Alleged co-conspirator pleads guilty -

Ryan Baron, the former Midkota superintendent accused of possessing child pornography and soliciting nude photos from a student, is now facing federal charges.

Baron, age 41, was federally indicted on June 6, and all previous charges filed against him in the Southeast District Court were dismissed on Monday, July 8, to give way to the federal case.

And now, an alleged co-conspirator identified in...