An Awagam man has been ordered to pay a fine after admitting to texting a photo of his genitals to a woman he met on a dating site.

Gary Ferrendino met a Salem resident on the dating website OkCupid last fall. The pair exchanged messages back and forth but when a date to meet up was proposed, the woman declined, the Salem News reports citing court documents. Upset with that response, Ferrendino sent her a photo of his genitalia.

Soon after, the woman went to the Salem Police Department where she filed a complaint against the 51-year-old man living across the state.

When contacted by a Salem officer regarding the text exchange, Ferrendino told police he didn't think much about sending the photo, saying he'd jokingly sent such photos to his friends, the Salem News reports.

Ferrendino was sent a court summons on one count of disseminating obscene material, in connection with the photo. He appeared in Salem District Court Thursday where he pleaded guilty to the charge, the Salem News reports.

He was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, not contact the woman and placed on probation for a year.