COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – One of two men arrested for a computer sex crime involving a 14-year old girl was sentenced Monday in Branch County Circuit Court.
31-year-old Christopher Schmidt of Coldwater and formerly of Connersville, Indiana entered guilty pleas to accosting a child for immoral purposes and possessing child abusive material. He was sentenced to nine months in the Branch County Jail with credit for 109 days already served.
Schmidt was also placed on probation for five years and he must register as a sex offender. In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors dismissed a charge of using a computer to commit a crime.
24-year-old co-defendant Ryan Graber of Goshen, Indiana man was sentenced last month to up to seven years in prison after he entered guilty pleas to using a computer in the commission of a crime and child accosting for immoral purposes. In exchange for the guilty pleas from Graber, three counts of third degree criminal sexual conduct were dismissed by prosecutors.
According to the Coldwater Police Department, the two men used a dating app to get acquainted with the underage teenage girl.
