ALABAMA (WHNT) – A Florence man pleaded guilty to producing child pornography on April 4, court documents state.

A document filed in federal court on April 9, 2024, stated that Steven Canaday had pleaded guilty, but has not yet been sentenced. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 9, 2024.

The Florence Police Department told News 19 they got a tip on Nov. 1, 2022, from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about child pornography being shared from a source in Florence.

Canaday was arrested on Nov. 23, 2022, after law enforcement searched his home. He was charged with 25 counts of possession of obscene matter depicting someone under the age of 17 with the intent to distribute it, 25 counts of distributing child pornography and 5 counts of producing child pornography.

As of Dec. 7, 2022, he was facing an additional 12 counts of possession of child pornography, six counts of production of child pornography, one count of first-degree sodomy and one count of first-degree sexual abuse, according to court records.

According to court records, Canaday is still in jail.