A 62-year-old man from Caernarvon Township was sentenced this month to up to five years in state prison after pleading guilty to attempting to purchase sex with a 14-year-old girl—who was actually an undercover officer posing as a trafficking victim. The case is the latest to highlight Lancaster County’s intensified crackdown on child exploitation through online sting operations.
Martin pleaded guilty on July 3 to three felony charges: statutory sexual assault, patronizing a victim of human trafficking, and criminal use of a communication facility. He was sentenced to a term of 2.5 to 5 years in prison and ordered to pay a $300 fine. A separate evaluation will determine whether Martin should be classified as a sexually violent predator, a designation that carries stricter post-release monitoring.…