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Pa. district attorney resigns after pleading guilty to pressuring women into prostitution, more
Updated May 07, 12:37 PM;
Posted May 07, 11:49 AM
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A district attorney in northern Pennsylvania has agreed to resign after pleading guilty to pressuring clients into prostitution while he was a private lawyer, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Friday.
Bradford County District Attorney Chad Salsman has pleaded guilty to charges of intimidation, promoting prostitution, and obstruction of justice relating to his actions with five women, according to the attorney general’s office. Salsman was charged with coaxing clients into prostitution for legal services while working as a private attorney. Some of Salsman’s victims were involved in sexual assault and child custody cases, according to Shapiro’s office.