Buffalo man sentenced for transporting minor to PA for sex trafficking

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced to serve nine years in prison for transporting a minor to Pennsylvania for purposes of prostitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

According to officials, Adrian Petty, 29, transported the minor victim from New York to Pennsylvania in September 2020. He had met the victim on Facebook and posted online commercial sex advertisements relating to them.

Petty pled guilty to interstate travel for purposes of prostitution this past October.

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