Man Charged After Allegedly Luring Missing 14-Year-Old With Local Ties

WHITEHALL, Pa. (EYT) — A Nanticoke man has been charged with attempted sex offenses after a missing 14-year-old girl was located at his residence in Luzerne County.

Whitehall Borough Police announced the arrest of 27-year-old Christopher P. Jones following a coordinated investigation into the disappearance of the teen. The girl, who was the subject of a Missing Endangered Person Advisory after vanishing Sunday morning, was found safe in Nanticoke.

According to police, investigators tracked online interactions that led them to Jones’ home. Jones was immediately taken into custody by the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force on an arrest warrant obtained by the Whitehall Borough Police Department…

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