An Erie man is charged in federal court on charges of attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.

63-year-old Richard V. Mitchell was charged on Monday, July 13, with one count of attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and committing that offense as a registered sex offender. The charges were announced by the U.S Attorney's Office of the Western District of Missouri. According to court documents, Mitchell is accused of requesting a minor child be transported from the Western District of Missouri to Erie to engage in sexual activity with Mitchell. Mitchell is a registered sex offender in the State of Kansas.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Maureen A. Brackett and Kelly Collins. It was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.