🌱 What federal case now links alleged child exploitation plans to Amherst?
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- What federal case now links alleged child exploitation plans to Amherst?
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• FEDS: Two Western NY child predators face justice (hornellsun.com) — Federal prosecutors say a previously convicted sex offender discussed meeting a supposed 13-year-old for sexual activity in Amherst and Fredonia, leading to new child pornography charges after police seized his phone. In a separate case, a Falconer man pleaded guilty to producing child pornography involving multiple minors, with both cases handled by authorities in the Buffalo region. 
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