Charleroi, PA
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Tactics Used |
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Reverse stings | ✓ |
Shaming | ✓ |
Auto seizure | ✓ |
Community service | ✓ |
Public education | ✓ |
Neighborhood action | ✓ |
SOAP orders | ✓ |
John school | ✓ |
Letters | ✓ |
Cameras | ✓ |
Web stings | ✓ |
License suspension | ✓ |
Charleroi is a borough of about 4,000 residents, located south of Pittsburgh in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Child sex trafficking has been documented in the city. While we do not know whether traditional, proactive reverse stings have been conducted, there has been at least one effort by police to conduct an investigation and arrest a sex buyer. In April 2014, a 15-year-old girl called Charleroi Regional Police to report that a man she had been communicating with through Facebook offered her $500 for sex. The girl showed police numerous texts and Facebook messages allegedly sent to her by the man who stated he wanted to have sex with the girl in exchange for money. Surveillance was set up after the teen told police the man was on his way to the borough for their meeting. Police arrested him while he was allegedly on his way to meet the girl in downtown Charleroi. The man was arraigned in District Court on felony charges of promoting/encouraging prostitution, criminal use of a communication facility, unlawful contact with a minor-prostitution and corruption of minors. The man’s identity was provided to the media in press releases and subsequent news reports.
Key Partners
- Charleroi Regional Police
Key Sources
- Investigation, Arrest and Shaming of Sex Buyer:
- “East Vandergrift Man Arrested in Charleroi after Allegedly Arranging to Meet Girl, 15, for Sex”, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 11 2014.
- “Man Tried to Lure Girl into Prostitution”, Washington Observer-Reporter, April 11 2014.
- “Solicitation of 15-Year-Old Girl by Bober of East Vandergrift Alleged”, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 12 2014.
- Background on Prostitution in the Area:
State | Pennsylvania |
Type | City |
Population | 4087 |
Location |
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