Kandiyohi county man pleads guilty to producing child pornogrophy

(Kandiyohi County, MN) --A Kandiyohi county man is pleading guilty to producing child pornography.

Authorities say 35-year-old Andrew Groen used an app called "TextMe" to contact someone he knew was a minor to send sexually explicit messages to a pseudonym he called "Tyler". Authorities also say Groen sent pornographic links and images to the minor, and encouraged the minor to have sex with an adult man identified in the images.

Groen faces one count of production and attempted production of child pornography. A sentencing date is not yet scheduled.