Crime & Safety

Bridgeport Man Busted For Attempted Child Sex Assault: Report

"Hey man whats up guys I am looking for a hot younger guy to have some fun with today!!"

NORRISTOWN, PA -- A Bridgeport man has been sentenced to court supervision after an attempted child assault, according to a report.

Edward Paul Lippincott, of West Front Street, allegedly believed he was going to meet up with a 14-year-old boy for sex on Commerce Drive in Upper Providence, the report states

However, undercover police officers were waiting for Lippincott on that day, February 16, 2015.

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Lippincott had allegedly posted a Craigslist ad reading "Hey man whats up guys I am looking for a hot younger guy to have some fun with today!!”, the Pottstown Mercury reports.

He was also levied with five years probation.

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