A St. Joseph man made his first court appearance Friday on a charge of possession of child pornography filed a year after his home was searched.

Todd Harris is charged with one class-c felony count of possession of child pornography. Buchanan County Sheriff’s Investigator Lonnie Bishop said in court documents that his team executed a search warrant at the defendant’s home in April of last year. According to the court affidavit, they found more than 20 images identified as child pornography depicting underage boys.

Associate Circuit Judge Keith Marquart read the charge to Harris during the defendant’s first appearance Friday via video conferencing. Harris is behind held in the Buchanan County Jail, unable to post a $10,000 hybrid bond requiring a $500 deposit.

Judge Marquart scheduled the case for the preliminary hearing docket on May 19. Harris has applied for a public defender.