Two Bradford men were among the 11 accused of patronizing prostitutes at a Loyalsock spa arraigned Wednesday morning in Old Lycoming Township.
35-year-old Ian Hoffman and 55-year-old Scott Gunter were charged along with 43-year-old Robert Streams of Blairsville, 59-year-old Mark Bletz of Jersey Shore, 49-year-old Justin Lutz, 59-year-old Mark Harding and 54-year-old Lamar Ploppert, all of Williamsport, 46-year-old Justin Carpenter of Gillet, 25-year-old Colin Jacobs of Jim Thorpe 30-year-old Austin Steele of Vienna, WV and 45-year-old Ryan Williams of Mill Hall.
All 11 were charged with felony recklessly patronizing a victim of human trafficking and misdemeanor patronizing prostitutes.
Each man was held in lieu of $50,000 unsecured bail.
All but one of the men’s preliminary hearings were set for Aug. 26 while Carpenter will have his hearing on Sept. 16.
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