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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A West Nanticoke man has pleaded guilty to several charges after prosecutors accused him of attempting to solicit sex from a 14-year-old boy.</p><p>Glen Andrew Jenkins Jr., 22, was also accused of of taking sexually provocative pictures of two high-school-age girls.</p><p>Jenkins appeared in court on Monday before Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Vough, where he entered guilty pleas on three felony counts of unlawful contact with a minor, along with a felony count of dissemination of obscene materials to minors.</p><p>Several other charges, including additional counts of unlawful contact with a minor and sexual abuse of children, were withdrawn.</p><p>Jenkins was arrested last June after an investigation by the state Office of Attorney General that began in September 2017.</p><p>According to police, Jenkins contacted a 14-year-old boy on a social media app, describing numerous lewd acts to him.</p><p>&#8220;I always wanted to be someone&#8217;s first,&#8221; Jenkins allegedly stated to the boy.</p><p>Jenkins also allegedly sent the boy a video of himself performing a lewd act.</p><p>What Jenkins didn&#8217;t know was the &#8220;14-year-old boy&#8221; was an AG&#8217;s Office investigator.</p><p>After his arrest, Jenkins told investigators he believed the person he was talking to was a minor, and also said he took nude photos of a female minor. Photos of another female minor were found on his iPod.</p><p>Jenkins is scheduled to appear again before Vough on June 7 for sentencing. He&#8217;s currently free on $250,000 bail.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

West Nanticoke man admits to soliciting sex from a minor, pleads guilty