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PA Senate Chaplain Stephen Melton Pleads In Human Trafficking Spa Case PA Senate Chaplain Stephen Melton Pleads In Human Trafficking Spa Case
PA Senate Chaplain Stephen Melton Pleads In Human Trafficking Spa Case A Pennsylvania Senate chaplain and longtime pastor has pleaded in connection with a human trafficking sting involving a Carlisle massage parlor, court records show. Stephen Robert Melton, 65, of Mechanicsburg, pleaded guilty to patronizing prostitutes and no contest to trafficking in individuals for labor servitude in Cumberland County Court on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, according to new court filings. Melton is the pastor at Big Spring Presbyterian Church in Newville, according to the church’s website. He was charged in November 2024 amid a sprawling investigation into massage parlors involved…
Man Who Watched Girls Changing Charged With Human Trafficking: Dauphin County DA Man Who Watched Girls Changing Charged With Human Trafficking: Dauphin County DA
Man Who Watched Girls Changing Charged With Human Trafficking: Dauphin County DA A man caught assaulting girls and watching them change their clothes has been convicted of human trafficking, the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Oct. 11. Kevin Alting, 52, pleaded guilty to criminal attempt to commit trafficking in individuals, unlawful contact with a minor, and indecent assault of a minor under the age of 16 before Judge Scott Arthur Evans on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to the DA’s release. "Under Pennsylvania Law, engaging in a commercial sex act with a minor is Human Trafficking," the DA noted.  Alting’s charges stem from crim…
VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA
VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA A Virginia man who pleaded guilty in connection to traveling to Pennsylvania to have sex with a child has been sentenced, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 20.  Tanner Iskra, 38 of the 2100 block of Harpoon Drive, Stafford, VA, pleaded guilty in Sept. 2023 to attempted statutory sexual assault (11 years older), attempted corruption of minors, and criminal use of a communication facility, DA Heather Adams detailed in the release.  Iskra was sentenced to 11-23 months in prison, eight years of probation, and he must register as a sex offender …