MONROE — A 37-year-old Monroe man was sentenced to four months in jail and four years on probation for convictions related to having sex with an area high school girl and soliciting photos from her, according to Green County Circuit Court records.

Justin Charles Stocker pleaded guilty Feb. 18 to a Class H felony charge of causing a child age 13 to 18 to view sexual activity, a Class I felony charge of exposing genitals to a child and a misdemeanor charge of sexual intercourse with a child age 16 or older.

Related felony charges including child sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography were dismissed but “read in,” meaning the judge, James Beer, could consider them at sentencing.

Stocker is eligible for Huber work release from jail. Conditions of his probation include no contact with the victim.

Investigation into the case began in early 2019 when the Internet Crimes Against Children Data System, a national network used by law enforcement agencies, referred a tip to the Monroe Police Depart-ment.

The system flagged pornographic images shared in Facebook private messages between Stocker and the girl, said Assistant District Attorney Laura Kohl, who prosecuted the case.

On May 10, police executed a search warrant on Stocker’s Chevrolet pickup truck and his home in the 2400 block of 12th Avenue.

Stocker had sex with the girl on three occasions at his home between December 2018 and April 2019 and sent her sexually explicit photos and videos, a detective found. Stocker also allegedly admitted to soliciting the girl for sexually explicit photos “in the heat of the moment.”

Stocker said he met the girl at the Sugar River Raceway in Brodhead, a go-kart track where he flagged races, and he claimed to not know her age, according to the detective’s report.

The detective met with the girl at her high school in early May. The girl reluctantly turned over her cellphone as evidence and told the detective Stocker never pressured or threatened her to have sex, according to the detective’s report.

Stocker has no prior criminal record in Wisconsin. He and his ex-wife jointly petitioned for a divorce in February 2017, and the divorce was granted that August.