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Posted on: September 1, 2022

Lamar Man Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Child Prostitution

Robert J. Smith Pleads Guilty Soliciting Child Prostitution

Pueblo, CO: A 72-year-old Lamar man recently pleaded guilty to soliciting for child prostitution in connection with his June 12, 2021, arrest in Pueblo. Robert James Smith of Lamar was one of seven men arrested June 2021, as part of Operation Predator, a sting conducted by the Department of Homeland Security and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office investigators were assigned and handled the Smith case and PCSO was the agency that charged Smith.

Lamar Man Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Child Prostitution

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