LISBON An East Palestine man who was secretly indicted on 17 charges related to child pornography pled guilty to all of those charges on Thursday

Robert Rogers, 75, pled guilty to 17 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person. The charges are fourth-degree felonies. Rogers was secretly indicted on these charges January 8.

A sentencing date has been set for September 19. 

According to the indictment, all 17 charges are connected to an incident in June 2024, when Rogers was in possession of child pornography.

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