ASHLAND, Ky. — A Pike County man has pleaded guilty in a federal child porn case that officials say involved thousands of images.

Michael Wayne Hilliary, 58, of McCarr, pleaded guilty Monday to possessing child porn.

Hilliary was arrested May 15, after police with a search warrant raided his home and found 20 pictures and videos of child porn on his computer. Later, a forensic examination of the computer revealed more than 10,000 pornographic files children, as well as 41,000 other “files of interest.” Some of the children in the files were as young as toddlers.

Because the victim in the case was younger than 12, Hilliary faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced July 31.