A Maple Ridge man who sent sexually explicit messages to a young girl will serves his sentence in the community.
Chad Kelly Galagan received an eight-month conditional sentence Friday after pleading guilty to one count of communicating via a computer to lure child under 16.
According to Ridge Meadows RCMP, Galagan sent several sexually explicit messages via a smartphone to a 13-year-old girl. Those messages were discovered by her parents and police were contacted.
Galagan, 36, was charged with the crime in August 2012, after an investigation.
As part of his sentence, Galagan will have to abide by strict conditions for the next eight months. They include keeping the peace and being of good behaviour, abstaining from alcohol and illegal drugs, remaining in B.C. and having no contact with the victim. He will also have to complete a sex offender treatment program and go to counselling. Galagan also has to write a letter of apology to the victim and her mother by Sept. 30.
If Galagan fails to abide by the conditions of his sentence, he will serve the remainder of the sentence in jail.
The eight month conditional sentence will be followed by a year-long probation order.
