A former TV meteorologist in Columbus has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

Mike Davis resigned from WBNS-TV after he was arrested for possessing sexual images of children in September.

Prosecutors say Davis downloaded 16,000 images of child pornography and emailed them to himself.

His attorney is hoping Davis can qualify for a community-based correctional facility near Cincinnati that has a sex offender treatment program.

Davis faces up to 30 years in prison when he’s sentenced in March.