GERING, Neb. (AP) — A Bayard man has been sentenced to up to six years in prison for sending illicit text messages to a 13-year-old girl.

33-year-old Gabriel Yoder was sentenced Friday in Scotts Bluff County District Court to 48 to 72 months in prison for attempted child enticement using an electronic device.

Prosecutors say the girl’s parents had found the text messages by Yoder to their 13-year-old daughter saying he wanted to have sex with her.

Yoder will also be required to register as sex offender when he is released.