HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A local man was in court Thursday morning for the reading of a single charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

Ricky S. Gossman is alleged to have engaged in sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl between June 12, and July 25, of this year.

Hutchinson Police Juvenile Detective Scott Carlson says that they were notified that he may have been having sex with minor girls and so they started doing interviews that led to the arrest. Although he is only charged with one count, he may have been involved with others as well according to Carlson.

Gossman had been placed on community corrections back in May for indecent solicitation of a child for an incident back in March of last year. He’s scheduled for hearing in front of Judge Tim Chambers Friday for violating his corrections.

The charge in the new case is a level three person felony with a maximum sentence of around 20-years, however he could receive double the sentence under the persistent sex offender statute.

He’s free on a $50,000 bond and the new case will move to a waiver-status docket.