A Winchester man was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing and distributing explicit images of minors.

Vincent Gray, 22, of 419 E. Washington St., pleaded guilty in August to two of the 21 counts he was facing. As part of the agreement, 19 counts of possession were dismissed.

Gray was sentenced to five years each for one count of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and one count of distributing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.

Gray was arrested in October 2017 by Kentucky State Police detectives following their investigation. Two months earlier, detectives said they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children concerning an explicit image of a child posted in an online chat room.

The poster’s IP address was registered to a Winchester address. Police also determined the IP address was active when the picture was posted in June 2017.

When they executed a search warrant at the residence, detectives confiscated a number of items including a laptop computer, two tablet computers and a cell phone.

Gray’s sentences will run concurrently and will be followed by five years of post-incarceration supervision.