Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – A Pelican Rapids man has pleaded guilty in a child sex sting investigation in Stearns County.
33-year-old Joshua Jansen admitted to a felony charge of engaging in electronic communication relating to or describing sexual conduct with a child.
An undercover officer with the Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force set up the profile of a teenage girl in an online chat room last July.
According to court records, Jansen reportedly made contact with the profile and quickly initiated a sexual conversation.
Jansen is also accused of sending explicit pictures and soliciting the girl for sex.
His sentencing is scheduled for September in Stearns County.
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