Arpin Man Enters Plea for Exposing a Child to Harmful Material in Clark County
Friday, December 21st, 2018 -- 11:45 AM
-An Arpin man, charged with exposing a child to harmful material in Clark County after sending a picture of his genitals to a young girl, entered a plea in Clark County Court on Thursday.Richard Zellner knew the girl’s family and he befriended her on Facebook and Snapchat. Over a three day period, he began sending the girl messages and they became more and more intimate and inappropriate as time went on. The girl answered the messages at first, but then she gave her phone to her parents. They took screenshots of the messages. Eventually, Zellner sent a picture of his genitals to the girl. The family immediately contacted the police.
During his court appearance on Thursday, Zellner was found guilty of, due to a no contest plea, exposing a child to harmful material. Another charge was dismissed and read in.
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