 After allegedly traveling to Black Duck to have sex with an underage girl, a Lancaster man has been charged with two felony counts of criminal sexual conduct. 25-year-old Cody Bernhardt is charged with one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of engaging in electronic communication relating to or describing sexual conduct with a child. Forum Communications reports that Maltrami County deputies responded to a call in Black Duck on March 2 regarding an adult male sending inappropriate text messages via Facebook Messenger to a child who was younger than 16 years old. Previous timestamps on the messages showed that Bernhardt had traveled from Lancaster to the victim's home in Black Duck. In a statement to law enforcement, the victim indicated that they both spent time in Bernhardt's car from one until eight in the morning. Other messages reviewed by authorities shown Bernhardt had acknowledged having sex with the victim. Bernhardt is currently being held in the Maltrami County Jail. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.