OAKES (NewsDakota.com)- An Oakes man will make his initial court appearance Tuesday in Dickey County District Court on a felony count of luring a child by computer or electronic device.

A criminal complaint alleges 33 year old Ryan Lee Marthaller sent messages to a 13 year old girl in late June asking for nude photos, then sent sexually explicit messages while again asking for nude photos.

Marthaller was arrested and posted bond last Friday. The Oakes Police department is asking for anyone who may have been contacted by Marthaller as a part of their investigation to call 701-742-2172.