A man is to admit stealing nude photos and videos of female celebrities after hacking into email and online accounts, prosecutors have said.
Ryan Collins is accused of gaining access to more than 100 Google and Apple accounts, many belonging to famous women, between November 2012 and September 2014.
The US Attorney's Office said he has now agreed to plead guilty to one count of gaining unauthorised access to a protected computer to obtain information.
The 36-year-old, from Pennsylvania, was able to get victims to provide account details in response to phishing emails that appeared to come from Apple and Google, prosecutors said.
In some cases, Collins obtained all the files the victims stored online, including nude photos and videos.
No celebrities have been identified in the case and there is no evidence any of the images were posted online.
Collins was charged as part of the investigation into the posting of nude photos of celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and model Kate Upton, but he is not suspected of being involved in releasing those images.
An investigation into who stole and posted images of Lawrence and dozens of other female stars is continuing.
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