HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man arrested back on May 29, by Reno County Sheriff’s Detectives for a warrant in a child sex case was in court Thursday morning where he was read the formal charges.

59-year-old Harold Dryden is charged with two counts of electronic solicitation of a child 14 to 16 years old, two counts of indecent liberties with a child in the same age range. Dryden is also charged with sexual exploitation of a child for having possession of a visual depiction of a child under 18.

Dryden was a mentor at Victory Village in eastern Reno County and the crimes involve a child who was here from Colorado. The time frame for the crimes occurring between May of 2010 and January of 2012.

The alleged crimes were not reported until last year which began the investigation by detectives with the sheriff’s office. District Attorney Keith Schroeder says he got the final reports in the case early in May and filed the charges on May 15, which led to the arrest.

The case against Dryden will now move to a waiver status docket. He is free on a $50,000, bond.