PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- A former Weirton youth basketball coach accused of an Internet sex crime was sentenced to prison after he pleaded guilty in a Pittsburgh court on Tuesday.

Kurt Elias, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count of using the Internet to try to contact a person who was a minor.

Elias sent nude photos of himself to someone who he thought was a 13-year-old girl. The Pennsylvania Attorney General said the person Elias sent the photos to was actually an undercover agent from the state's Child Predator Unit.

Elias was sentenced to six to 12 months in prison and five years probation. As part of his probation, he won't be permitted to access a computer in his home or elsewhere.

District Attorney Bill Caye said if Elias violations a term of probation, the court could sentence him to the maximum penalty of 21 years in prison.

Elias was a youth basketball coach at the Millsop Community Center for nearly a decade.

The non-jury trial took place at the Allegheny County Courthouse in front of Judge Donna Jo McDaniels.

-Renee Cardelli & Allison Latos, NEWS9