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…