HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A local man charged by the state with stealing money from a manufacturing company in Haven which led to other charges including sexual exploitation of a child entered a plea agreement with the state Friday where two charges against him were dropped.

Norman Perser had been charged with felony theft, unlawful computer acts, theft and sexual exploitation of a child. He entered pleas to the felony theft and exploitation charge, while the other two were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

The state alleged that between Dec. 19, 2013 and Sept. 17, 2014, Perser was stealing thousands of dollars from Kincaid Equipment Manufacturing in Haven. As investigators looked further at his computer, they allegedly discovered images of child pornography.

With the entering of the plea, Perser will be sentenced on Sept. 16.