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Man arrested for unlawful contact with minor

Kingston police nab another man while posing undercover as a 15-year-old.
Credit: wnep

KINGSTON, Pa. — Kingston police say they have arrested a man for trying to contact a teen online.

According to officials, 41-year-old Kenneth Schmidt had inappropriate conversations online with someone who he believed to be a 15-year-old boy.

That boy was actually a Kingston detective.

Schmidt is accused of making several attempts to meet the boy.

He was arrested Tuesday when he showed up at an agreed-upon location.

Schmidt is locked up in Luzerne County, unable to post bail.

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