Milana Doné
RACINE — A 24-year-old Mount Pleasant man entered a guilty plea Friday in connection to child pornography charges.
Zachary Herzog faced 13 counts of possession of child pornography and 29 counts of sexual exploitation of a child — produce, perform, etc.
He pleaded guilty to three child pornography possession counts and three sexual exploitation counts. The remaining charges were dismissed but read into the court record.
According to previous Journal Times reporting, the Racine County Sheriff's Office began an investigation in May 2025 into a Kik account associated with one of Herzog's email addresses.
RCSO traced the IP address to a home in the 900 block of Langdon Court.
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, 2025, 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.
Herzog is scheduled for a sentencing hearing March 17.
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