Harare , Zimbabwe ( CNN ) -- A court in Zimbabwe sentenced former U.S. Rep. Melvin Reynolds to a $ 100 fine or five days in prison , coupled with immediate deportation , after he pleaded guilty Friday to flouting the country 's immigration laws . Reynolds ' attorney , Arthur Gurira , told CNN that his client intended to pay the fine Saturday morning when the former congressman should be released . He then faces deportation . A magistrates ' court cleared Reynolds of a second charge of being found in possession of pornographic material after the prosecution failed to produce authority from the prosecutor-general to proceed with the case . Reynolds was arrested Monday in Zimbabwe . He reportedly entered the country in November on a 14-day visa , which was only renewed once and has expired . Police sources said the former Democratic congressman refused to reveal passwords to encrypted files , which officials said contained pornographic material . Reynolds was first elected to represent Illinois ' 2nd Congressional District in 1992 . He resigned three years later , shortly after his conviction on charges of criminal sexual assault , obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography in a case stemming from his relationship with a 16-year-old campaign worker .
1989 : Zimbabwe : Ex - Congressman will pay $ 100 fine rather than spend five days in prison . Ex - Rep . Melvin Reynolds sentenced for violating Zimbabwe 's immigration laws . The court in Zimbabwe also orders his deportation from the country . A charge of being in possession of pornographic material is dropped .