Brett Mika allegedly used his cell phone to solicit sex from a 15-year-old.
But the 32-year-old Bethlehem man is autistic and has the sexual awareness of a 12-year-old, according to his attorney.
If he's convicted and forced to register as a sex offender, he risks losing the insurance that helps him get sex offender treatment and faces big obstacles moving to a treatment facility when his parents can no longer care for him, attorney Rory Driscole said.
Northampton County Judge Stephen Baratta must decide whether Mika's special needs outweigh the need to protect the community.
