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<p>PRINGLE &#8212; A Doylestown man was arrested last week on charges he had sex with a 15-year-old girl from Pringle.</p><p>Jay Elwood Conden, 24, allegedly admitted to detectives from Luzerne County and Kingston he had sex with the teen girl from Aug. 31 to Sept. 21, including more than a dozen times over Labor Day weekend.</p><p>Detectives said Conden requested the girl send him nude pictures and in return he sent a picture of his genitals to her via Facebook Messenger.</p><p>The investigation began with a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.</p><p>According to a criminal complaint:</p><p>Detectives obtained chat messages that were sexual in nature and lewd pictures exchanged between Conden and the girl.</p><p>During an interview, she told detectives she met Conden about two years ago because her mother is friends with Conden&#8217;s father.</p><p>She began using Facebook Messenger about a month ago to chat with Conden and acknowledged their conversations involved sex. She claimed she sent Conden lewd pictures of herself when he requested them.</p><p>The girl told detectives Conden visited her over Labor Day weekend and they had sex.</p><p>Conden told police he was aware the girl was 15, and felt they needed to keep their relationship on the &#8220;down low,&#8221; fearing he could get in trouble.</p><p>He admitted to visiting the girl over Labor Day weekend with plans to patronize a fair in Wyoming County. During his visit, Conden told detectives he had sex 16 times, the complaint says.</p><p>Detectives alleged they recovered pictures of the girl on Conden&#8217;s cell phone.</p><p>Conden was arraigned Friday by District Judge Daniel O&#8217;Donnell in Sugarloaf on four counts of child pornography, two counts each of statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors and a single count of criminal use of a communication facility. He was jailed at the county lockup for lack of $25,000 bail.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Doylestown man charged with soliciting sex from Pringle teen