A Maumee man was charged in early February with 27 counts of child pornography. A Lucas County grand jury indicted Aaron Kato on Feb. 9.
Kato pleaded not guilty on Feb. 17 to 10 counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material/performance, 16 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor and one count of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, according to court documents.
A judge set Kato’s bond at $1,000.
A pretrial hearing is scheduled for April 7 at 9 a.m.
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