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Gallery: Nine Men Accused Of Trying To Meet A 14-Year-Old For Sex

LATHROP (CBS13) — Deputies are warning parents to check their child's digital devices after they arrested nine men in Lathrop during a shocking sting.

The men reportedly thought they were meeting a 14-year-old for sex.

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Posted by San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, February 23, 2019

Deputies say the men fell for a ruse and agreed to meet a decoy.

The suspects' intentions and the detailed evidence against the men are not being released, but deputies call it 'frightening.'

 

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