OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The husband of Nebraska Sen. Abbie Cornett has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of soliciting a prostitute.

47-year-old Mark Stranglen, of Bellevue, made the plea during a brief appearance Thursday before a Douglas County Judge.

Stranglen paid a $75 fine and court costs.

A second charge for failing to appear for a trial earlier this month was dropped as part of the plea agreement.

Stranglen was ticketed Dec. 12 after contacting an undercover FBI agent through the Internet and meeting her at an Omaha hotel.

Cornett is asking for privacy for her family and says she’s focusing on taking care of her children.

She is serving her last year as a state senator due to term limits.