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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A Wilkes-Barre man accused of engaging in sex acts with underage boys and providing one of them a handgun has pleaded guilty to all charges against him.</p><p>Alexander Walski, 61, of Division Street, is now awaiting sentencing on eight felony charges.</p><p>Authorities started investigating Walski in May for reportedly providing a .22-caliber handgun to a 16-year-old boy.</p><p>Walski told detectives from Kingston and the Luzerne County District Attorney&#8217;s Office he gave the boy the gun because the boy said he &#8220;needs protection at night,&#8221; court papers say.</p><p>Investigators say they found nude photos of the 16-year-old and a 15-year-old on the defendant&#8217;s smartphone.</p><p>The 15-year-old told investigators Walski paid him $20 for each photo, $40 to watch him masturbate and $100 to perform oral sex on him.</p><p>He also said Walski would drive him to Wilkes-Barre to buy marijuana for him. The boy said Walski told him he works in security and buries bodies for the Mafia, records show.</p><p>Walski was charged with felony counts of child pornography, contacting a minor for sexual purposes, sexual abuse of children, deviate sexual intercourse with a person under 16, criminal use of a communication facility, corruption of minors and providing a firearm to a minor.</p><p>Additional charges were previously withdrawn.</p><p>Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Vough ordered Walski to have no further contact with his victims and no unsupervised contact with any minors.</p><p>He must also register as a sex offender and complete sex offender counseling.</p><p>Walski waived his right to be sentenced within 90 days of his plea. Vough set sentencing for March 5.</p><style>
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WB man pleads guilty to teen-sex abuse and supplying boy with firearm