1TRENTON, NJ – A Burlington County man faces serious charges after allegedly attempting to arrange a sexual encounter with a 12-year-old girl, who turned out to be an undercover police officer, authorities announced Wednesday.

Robert R. Lockwood, 36, of Browns Mills, was charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit human trafficking of a minor, along with second-degree counts of attempted aggravated sexual assault, luring, and attempted endangering the welfare of a child, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ).

The case began on April 7, when an undercover officer, posing as a mother with a 12-year-old daughter, was contacted by Lockwood on a mobile dating app. During text exchanges, Lockwood allegedly expressed interest in “taboo se

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