Austin man facing two felony charges after allegedly soliciting a detective posing as a 12-year old female

An Austin man who allegedly solicited an Austin Police Department Detective posing as a 12-year old female has been charged in Mower County District Court.

23-year old Shadow Hawk Mallan was charged Friday with a felony for soliciting a child or person believed to be a child to engage in sexual conduct through electronic communication and a felony for engaging in electronic communication relating or describing sexual conduct with a child or person believed to be a child.

Mallan’s next appearance in Mower County District Court is scheduled for June 18.