Adams Township man accused of soliciting sex from teen girls
A Butler County man is accused of trying to solicit sex from two decoys posing as teenage girls.
Adams Township police arrested and charged the suspect after they got a call from a nonprofit in Clearfield County, 814 Pred Hunters. The group handed police evidence they had against Dale Pine, 61.
The organization set up fake accounts as decoys on social media apps to find child predators.
The CEO of 814 Pred Hunters said Pine was talking to two decoys acting as 15-year-old girls.
According to the criminal complaint, when the decoy told Pine she was only 15, he replied saying, “ok interested”
Police say Pine sent one of the decoys naked photos and sexually explicit comments.
Some parents in the area were disturbed by this news.
“It really scares me but I’m not surprised I know it’s everywhere. I have two boys that are teenagers, it’s something we talk to them about a lot,” said Stacy, who lives nearby.
The CEO of the organization says Pine took it a step further and tried to send the decoy money.
“He actually wanted to pay the child via CashApp, he wanted to set up a CashApp account for her and send her a card so he could pay her for numerous sexual acts over the phone,” the CEO, Brian said.
Since last year — the CEO says the organization has been able to catch 67 alleged predators in Pennsylvania and one in Ohio.
Adams Township police are investigating this case.
They are looking to see if there are any victims.
At this time — Pine faces three felony charges and is in jail unable to post bail.
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