PADUCAH - A Paducah man has pleaded guilty to numerous charges related to child pornography.

According to the McCracken County Court Clerk, 21-year-old Zachary Roach was in court on Monday, where he entered a guilty plea to four counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, six counts of prohibited use of electronic communication systems to procure a minor, four counts of distribution of obscene material, use of a minor under 16 in a sexual performance, and promoting a minor under 16 in a sexual performance.

Roach is scheduled to be sentenced on March 1.

In August, Roach was named as a suspect by detectives in Ohio who said he had been trading illicit photos and videos with 14-year-old victims in Ohio and Mississippi. He was arrested on August 18.