Crime & Safety
Sicklerville Woman Admits Prostituting Vulnerable Mom: Police
Candace Talley admitted that she enlisted a woman to become a prostitute whose children she was overseeing in the foster care system.
MEDIA, PA — A Sicklerville woman and former Children and Youth Services worked admitted to promoting prostitution and human trafficking in a Pennsylvania court.
Candace Talley, 27, pleaded guilty Wednesday to human trafficking and promoting prostitution, both felony charges, on Wednesday, according to court records.
Talley exploited whose children were in foster care while she was managing her case, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. She did so as part of a prostitution ring, according to Stollsteimer.
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Authorities alleged she enlisted women to work as prostitutes, drove them to and from jobs, and took a portion of the money from the illegal activity of the women she recruited back in 2017.
Talley is also accused of promising a victim that she would falsify any drug tests to ensure a favorable recommendation regarding the children's placement.
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She is free on $25,000 unsecured bail. Sentencing is scheduled for March 22.
Story by Max Bennett, Patch Staff
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