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Hellertown Man Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Corruption of a Minor

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A Hellertown man pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge of soliciting the corruption of minors for sending what Northampton County Judge Samuel Murray said were “disgusting” text messages about child sex abuse fantasies to the mother of a 14-year-old Bethlehem girl in the summer of 2015

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A Hellertown man pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge of soliciting the corruption of minors for sending what Northampton County Judge Samuel Murray said were “disgusting” text messages about child sex abuse fantasies to the mother of a 14-year-old Bethlehem girl in the summer of 2015, the Morning Call reported.

According to the newspaper article, Jason Rostkowski, 36, texted a photo of his genitalia to the woman–who is also reportedly being investigated by authorities and monitored by caseworkers–and asked that she share it with her daughter.

Rostkowski, who lives in the 200 block of Front Street according to public online records, is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 26, according to court records.

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