LONDON, Ky. — A Pike County man charged with possession of child porn back in February has now seen his case bumped up to federal court.

Terry Weston Rogers, 29, of Pikeville, was arrested Feb. 26 after police discovered more than 1,000 images of child porn on his phone.

He now faces a federal charge of possession of child porn, the same charge he faced in Pike Circuit Court. The key difference between the two cases is that his potential sentence in the state case would have topped out at 10 years, but the federal penalty can be twice as long.

Rogers had been held in the Pike County jail until Wednesday, when he was released on a surety bond. The U.S. Attorney’s Office has asked the judge to issue a new warrant for his arrest.