(KNZA)--A St. Joseph, Missouri man has pleaded no contest in Brown County District Court to a charge of electronic solicitation of a child.

39-year-old Daniel Cook entered the plea Monday.

Sentencing was set for May 7th.

Cook was convicted of communicating through the internet with a person he believed to be a 14 to 16 year old child in an effort to commit or submit to an unlawful sex act.

He was arrested New Year’s Day following an investigation by undercover officers with the Hiawatha Police Department. The Kansas Highway Patrol assisted.

Cook remains in the Brown County Jail on a $500,000 bond.