A 21-year-old Clinton, Iowa man convicted of attempted electronic solicitation of child was sentenced Friday by Judge Trish Rose to 24-months in prison. She then granted him 36-months community corrections against the wishes of the state. Clarence Eade was originally charged with electronic solicitation.

He was arrested back in early May on a Reno County warrant and was brought to Hutchinson on the allegation that he made contact with a 15-year-old girl by e-mail and texting with the hopes of convincing the child to have an unlawful sexual relationship with him. Once police were made aware of what was going on, they set it up so that Eade thought he was still texting the girl, but in fact was texting Hutchinson Police Detective Scott Carlton which led to a warrant being issued for his arrest.

The complaint indicates a date of March 16 of last year for the contact with the 15-year-old, but Carlton indicates that his contact with Eade occurred during the summer months of last year.

It’s unknown if he’ll serve the corrections here, or be allowed to go home and serve it there.