A 29-year-old minister in Twin Lakes is accused of trying to entice a child in Oshkosh, authorities said.The Rev. Joshua Scheil of Trevor was charged Monday with attempted child enticement, using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, and causing a child 13 or under to view/listen to sexual activity, according to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office.In March, an undercover analyst was contacted on a teen website by a person who identified himself as “Rev” and said he was a 27-year-old white man from Wisconsin, authorities said. The undercover analyst was identified multiple times as a 13-year-old girl from the Oshkosh area.“Rev” told the analyst he would be in the Oshkosh area April 11-13 and would stay in a hotel. “Rev” also sent sexually explicit messages and an explicit image to the undercover analyst and said several times he wanted to have sex with her, authorities said.On April 12, “Rev” messaged the analyst, saying he was in town and asking if they could meet, authorities said.Scheil arrived at the agreed-upon location and was arrested. Deputies seized his phone, in which the open conversation with the undercover analyst could be seen on the screen, officials said.At the time of his arrest, Scheil was a Lutheran minister in Twin Lakes.A judge set Scheil's bail at $10,000. The president of the South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod said Scheil will no longer be a pastor. "We certainly support our law enforcement officials in all that they do to protect and serve our families and society," president John Wille said.

A 29-year-old minister in Twin Lakes is accused of trying to entice a child in Oshkosh, authorities said.

The Rev. Joshua Scheil of Trevor was charged Monday with attempted child enticement, using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, and causing a child 13 or under to view/listen to sexual activity, according to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office.

In March, an undercover analyst was contacted on a teen website by a person who identified himself as “Rev” and said he was a 27-year-old white man from Wisconsin, authorities said. The undercover analyst was identified multiple times as a 13-year-old girl from the Oshkosh area.

“Rev” told the analyst he would be in the Oshkosh area April 11-13 and would stay in a hotel. “Rev” also sent sexually explicit messages and an explicit image to the undercover analyst and said several times he wanted to have sex with her, authorities said.

On April 12, “Rev” messaged the analyst, saying he was in town and asking if they could meet, authorities said.

Scheil arrived at the agreed-upon location and was arrested. Deputies seized his phone, in which the open conversation with the undercover analyst could be seen on the screen, officials said.

At the time of his arrest, Scheil was a Lutheran minister in Twin Lakes.

A judge set Scheil's bail at $10,000.

The president of the South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod said Scheil will no longer be a pastor.

"We certainly support our law enforcement officials in all that they do to protect and serve our families and society," president John Wille said.