Karsten Gronwold, a former elementary teacher in South Lake Tahoe charged with felonies relating to child pornography, had a status conference pushed back to August 20 at the request of a defense motion.

Timothy Zindel, an attorney with the federal public defender who is representing Gronwold, could not be reached for comment, thus the content and motive for the motion is unclear.

Gronwold has remained in custody in Sacramento since his September arrest.

Gronwold has been placed on unpaid administrative leave and had his California teaching credential pulled, according to Lake Tahoe Unified School District officials.

Authorities said the charges were unrelated to Gronwold's work as an elementary teacher.

A federal grand jury believed there was enough evidence to bring a 10-count indictment against Gronwold, charged with one count of production of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, eight counts of distributing such images, and one count of possessing the explicit material.

Gronwold faces 190 years in prison if convicted of all the charges.