Two Broome County men are accused of trying to set up a rendezvous for one of them to have sex with a child in Pennsylvania.
The Wilkes Barre Times Leader reports authorities arrested 42-year-old Michael Robinsky of Vestal May 8 when he showed up to meet who he thought was a 15-year-old boy in Luzerne County.
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53-year-old Robert Strait of Endicott is accused of being the one to contact the undercover detective that the men thought was a teen.
According to the report, Robinsky faces three counts of unlawful contact with a minor, one count of conspiracy to commit unlawful contact with a minor, one count of criminal solicitation and one count of criminal use of a communications facility.
Updated: 3:39 PM EDT May 8, 2021
KINGSTON, Pa. A man from New York is under arrest after meeting up with what he thought was a minor in Luzerne County.
Kingston Police say Michael Robinsky, 42, of Vestal, New York showed up to meet what he thought was a 15-year-old boy on Friday. It was an undercover detective.
Robinsky faces charges including unlawful contact with a minor.
Officers say another man, Robert Strait, 53, of Endicott, New York actually contacted the detective first and gave Robinsky the boy s cell phone number.
Strait faces charges including trafficking minors in Luzerne County.
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