A Maryland man pleaded guilty last week in Carbon County court to a count of indecent assault with a relative as the victim.

Jake Kroneberger, 24, of Pasadena, entered his plea before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.He was charged by Franklin Township police on Dec. 2, 2016, for an incident at the Hampton Inn along Interchange Road. Police said Kroneberger was at the hotel over the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend visiting the area when he was in a room with a relative and made inappropriate contact of a sexual nature with a girl. The girl resisted his advances and later told her mother, who called police.In exchange for the plea to a misdemeanor two count, the district attorney's office dropped a felony three count of corruption of a minor.The charge falls under the provisions of Megan's Law.Nanovic deferred sentencing so Kroneberger can be evaluated by the state's sexual assessment board, which will determine if he is a sexual violent predator. If it's determined he is, he must register for life as a sexual offender. If the board finds he is not, Nanovic told him the registration period is 15 years. Nanovic also ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.