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Eight Suspects Arrested In Berks County Human Trafficking Sting: DA Eight Suspects Arrested In Berks County Human Trafficking Sting: DA
Eight Suspects Arrested In Berks County Human Trafficking Sting: DA The Berks County District Attorney's Office reports eight arrests following a two-day human trafficking sting operation, officials announced.  On Monday and Tuesday, March 13 and 14, the DA's Human Trafficking Task Force seeded advertisements across "websites commonly used for sex trade," offering "sexual relations with minors at a predetermined location in Berks County," prosecutors said in a release.  Throughout the course of the two days, eight individuals showed up to the rendezvous site and were arrested, DA John T. Adams said.  “The harsh reality is that human tra…

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by Mac Bullock
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Lehigh Man, 70, Arrested After Trying To Hire Detective Posing As 14-Year-Old Girl For Sex Lehigh Man, 70, Arrested After Trying To Hire Detective Posing As 14-Year-Old Girl For Sex
Lehigh Man, 70, Arrested After Trying To Hire Detective Posing As 14-Year-Old Girl For Sex A 70-year-old Lehigh County man was arrested after he tried to hire an undercover Bethlehem police detective posing as a 14-year-old girl for sex with her and her 9-year-old sister, according to LehighValleyLive. James Jacob Derr, of Lower Macungie Township, -- who said he was 65-years-old-- told the undercover detective the type of sex he would like to have and agreed to pay $150 for the 14-year-old girl and her 9-year-old sister through Facebook on March 24, the news outlet reports citing court records. Derr was taken into custody on April 23 as he drove onto the 300 block of East Ga…

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by Nicole Acosta