Laurel man pleads guilty in federal court to possession of child sexual abuse material

LAUREL, Del. – A repeat sex offender in Sussex County pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of child sexual abuse materials.

Court documents were said to show that between August 21 and 24, 2021, 38-year-old Michael Natale received 12 videos and one image depicting child pornography. He also reportedly sent six video files and one image to another user on the Kik social media platform. All of the files contained child pornography.

Natale is scheduled to be sentenced on February 27, 2025.