Crime & Safety
Chester Co. Man Tried To Meet 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA
"How much for an hour?" the man asked the undercover officer who was posing as a 13-year-old girl, police said.
EXTON, PA — A Chester County man is among 10 individuals arrested in an undercover operation targeting child sex predators, authorities in Delaware County announced Thursday.
Santhosh Akinepalli, 27, of Exton, began messaging online with an undercover police officer in Ridley Township who was posing as a 13-year-old girl, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Akinepalli started chatting with her on April 6 and continued despite the officer continually saying that she was only 13-years-old, according ot authorities.
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"How much for an hour?" he ultimately asked her, trying to see if she was interested in sex, police said.
Police set an agreed upon location to "meet" Akinepalli on April 13, and he was arrested without incident upon arrival.
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He has been charged with attempt to commit statutory sexual assault and related counts.
Bail was set at 10 percent of $50,000. A preliminary hearing is set for May 13.
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