EXCLUSIVE
TMZ Sports broke the story ... officials say Michael Sondheimer was in possession of child porn on his work-issued laptop in April 2013. He was charged with a felony. Sondheimer initially pled not guilty.
Now, officials say Sondheimer struck a plea deal -- in which he plead no contest and in exchange was sentenced to 3 years probation and was ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
He was also ordered to attend sex offender counseling for 1 year and must forfeit the computer that contained the illegal images.
