Gary Day pleads guilty in federal case tied to Beaver Dam teen abduction – WTMJ

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— The man from Arkansas accused of abducting Beaver Dam teenager Sophia Franklin, has pleaded guilty to two federal charges as part of a plea agreement. Gary Day entered a guilty pleas on July 7, to enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity and production of child sexual abuse material. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in federal prison, though a sentencing date has not yet be set. In exchange for the guilty pleas, federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss four other charges, including transportation of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, and possession of child sexual abuse material. Under the plea agreement, Day will also be required to register as a sex offender. According to the plea agreement, Day admitted using Snapchat to communicate with the girl, who was 16 at the time, before traveling to Wisconsin to pick her up and take her to Arkansas. Investigators also recovered an explicit image involving the minor during forensic examination of Day’s cellphone. The criminal complaint also detailed Snapchat messages showing the pair arranged to meet at a hotel in
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