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ASHLEY \u2014 A man from Northampton County was arrested when he showed up believing he was meeting a teenage girl for sex Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Daniel Lee Lichtenwalner, 38, of Nazareth, was apprehended by troopers with the Pennsylvania State Police minutes after he arrived at a location in Ashley, according to court records.<\/p>\n
Lichtenwalner was arraigned Friday by District Judge Rick Cronauer of Wilkes-Barre on two counts of criminal attempt to commit unlawful contact with a minor, and one count each of criminal attempt to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, criminal attempt to commit statutory sexual assault, criminal attempt to promote prostitution, and criminal use of a communication facility. Lichtenwalner was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $75,000 bail.<\/p>\n
Court records allege Lichtenwalner contacted someone he believed was a teenage girl on a website on Thursday. Lichtenwalner told the girl he was returning from New York, towing a motorcycle and would stop after he offered to pay money for a sex act, court records say.<\/p>\n
Troopers arrested Lichtenwalner when he arrived at the location in Ashley.<\/p>\n
During an interview with troopers, court records say, Lichtenwalner claimed he was \u201csaving\u201d the girl and only wanted to give her a ride home.<\/p>\n
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