Summit County Prosecutor's Office: Kent man pleads guilty to child sexual exploitation crimes against 11-year-old girl

AKRON, Ohio — A 25-year-old Kent man has pled guilty to three felony charges related to his April arrest for child sexual exploitation.

According to the Summit County Prosecutor's Office, George Reed pleaded guilty to:

• Gross sexual imposition – felony of the 3rd degree
• Disseminating matter harmful to juveniles – felony of the 4th degree
• Illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material – felony of the 5th degree

On April 11, the Summit County Sheriff's Office says received information about a man who was sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl from the city of Green. The Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau began an investigation and discovered he had enticed the girl to meet him for sex. 

SUBSCRIBE: Get the day's top local and national headlines sent to your e-mail inbox each weekday morning with our free 3News to GO! newsletter

In addition, investigators say the man sent the female sexually explicit photographs via Snapchat.  

On April 13, Reed was arrested and charged with disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and importuning He was booked into the Summit County Jail. 

Reed will be sentenced by Summit County Judge Jennifer Towell on December 18. 

More from 3News:

• Threats reported at various schools in Medina County, students dismissed at Highland High School
• Suspect accused of murdering 16-year-old Euclid boy pleads not guilty
• Man shot while allegedly exchanging gunfire with North Olmsted police dies: Press conference set for 1:30 p.m.

Want to be among the first to know the most important local and national news? You can download the free WKYC app and get the latest updates sent to your phone: Android, Apple.