YORK, Neb. (AP) — A former Nebraska prison guard finally admitted in court what he announced in a newspaper: he had sex and later a daughter with a parolee.

33-year-old Michael Huston pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor as part of a deal with prosecutors who dropped the more serious felony charge of sexual abuse of a parolee.

Huston initially denied having sex with the parolee, but admitted it after publishing a birth announcement in April.

State law bars corrections officers from having sex with parolees, because the parolees remain under the control of the prison system until they have completed parole.

Huston worked as a guard from 2006 until his arrest in 2011. He was ordered to pay a $250 fine and court costs.