A 20-year-old North Platte man is facing sexual assault charges after he allegedly had a relationship with a 15-year-old girl.

At around 6:10 p.m., on April 20, an officer with the North Platte Police Department responded to a residence in the 2100 block of East 11th Street on the report of suspicious activity.

The officer arrived and learned that the mother of the girl was upset with daughter for having a relationship with Benjamin Brown.

A search of the cell phone and tablet used by the girl revealed messages from Brown soliciting and attempting to lure the teen girl to have sexual intercourse.

Brown was located and, after further investigation, was placed under arrest.

He was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center and charged with felony sexual assault of a child through the use of an electronic device.

Brown is being held on ten percent of $100,000 bond.