(WKBN) – A Salem man is in the Columbiana County Jail after being charged with almost 80 counts of child pornography.

Brian Hough was in court virtually on Thursday, where he pleaded not guilty before Judge Megan Bickerton.

He was arrested after investigators say he attempted to meet with who he thought was an underage child.

Hough is also facing charges of importuning and possessing criminal tools.

For now, he is being held on a $100,000 cash surety bond.