A 34-year-old Hutchinson area man arrested on child sex charges back in October as expected entered a plea in the case Monday afternoon.

Michael Gimple entered “guilty” pleas to electronic solicitation and two counts of sexual exploitation of a child for trying to entice a 15-year-old girl into a sexual act through texting. He also exchanged nude photos with the girl, and also engaged in video chats where they would watch each other performing sexual acts. The alleged crimes occurring between August 16 and October 5.

Gimple could be looking a maximum of 247-months for the electronic solicitation charge and a maximum of 136-months on each of the other two charges.

Sentencing is set for January 10, in front of Judge Joe McCarville. Gimple remains jailed on a 50-thousand dollar bond.