An Antelope Valley landscaper already facing state child molestation charges was ordered held without bail Friday on federal child pornography charges involving a 3-month-old infant.

Robert Dale Schrader, 33, of Littlerock was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of production of child pornography. He was previously charged in state court with lewd acts on a child under the age of 14.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen J. Hillman, calling Schrader “a serious danger to the community,” ordered him to remain in federal custody pending trial. A post-indictment arraignment was set for Feb. 24.

The judge said the allegations involving the baby are “extraordinary … in this court’s experience,” and there were no conditions sufficient to prompt Scharder’s release.

Schrader, who stands at least 7 feet tall, was chained at the wrists, waist and ankles, his grayish hair in a ponytail. He made no statement during the hearing.

The infant boy — who is related to the defendant — was rescued and turned over to the Department of Children and Family Services.

According to the criminal complaint, the probe targeting Schrader began Jan. 29 after British authorities alerted Homeland Security Investigations in London that an individual using a Yahoo email account had sent multiple sexually explicit images of an infant to an undercover officer in England.

Data embedded in those images allegedly indicated they had been taken in the vicinity of Schrader’s Littlerock home.

That same day, investigators executed a federal search warrant at Schrader’s residence, where they located the infant seen in the images, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

In arguing against Schrader’s pretrial release, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joey L. Blanch alleged the defendant “repeatedly molested more than one victim.”

The prosecutor told the judge that a 12-year-old girl was also allegedly molested by Schrader, who “simply poses too great a risk on the community” to be considered for release.

Federal Public Defender Jennifer Uyeda said that Schrader’s father — who lives next door to the defendant — agreed to put up two properties worth a total of $400,000 as potential bond for his son.

“I realize this is a very difficult case” involving “serious and bothersome allegations,” the defense attorney told Hillman.

Schrader’s father, Uyeda said, “didn’t know what was going on” next door. Blanch said crimes of child molestation usually “take place in secret.”

The judge said Schrader could not be allowed to go free because there are “all kinds of ways children could be lured or enticed” into the defendant’s home.

During the search of Schrader’s home, authorities recovered additional evidence potentially linked to the case, including children’s clothing and computer equipment, authorities said.

Blanch said Schrader was charged in state court a few days prior to the federal charges. If convicted of both counts, he faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a possible maximum of 60 years. The potential state sentence was not immediately available.