Holly Gilvary
MOUNT PLEASANT — A 23-year-old Mount Pleasant man was arrested Monday following cyber tips from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children.
Zachary Herzog is charged with 13 counts of possession of child pornography and 29 counts of sexual exploitation of a child – produce, perform, etc. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison, a $100,000 fine, or both, for each count of possession; and up to 40 years in prison, a $100,000 fine, or both, for each count of sexual exploitation.
The court also will impose a surcharge of $500 for each image or each copy of an image associated with the crime. Further, if convicted, the court will impose a bifurcated sentence that includes a term of initial confinement for at least five years.
During an initial court appearance June 3, Racine County Circuit Court Commissioner Alice Rudebusch set Herzog's cash bond at $200,000. He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing June 11.
Last month, the Racine County Sheriff's Office began an investigation into a Kik account associated with one of Herzog's email addresses, according to the criminal complaint.
RCSO traced the IP address to a home in the 900 block of Langdon Court in Mount Pleasant.
Investigators searched several Kik accounts associated with Herzog's email addresses and reportedly found multiple images and videos of alleged child pornography and evidence that the account holder shared the material with others.
RCSO searched Herzog's residence June 2 and reportedly found 13 videos containing child pornography associated with the Kik accounts and that child pornography had been distributed 32 times over Kik, according to the complaint.
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