CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- A pastor entered a plea Monday on charges stemming from a human trafficking investigation at a central Pennsylvania massage parlor.

Online court records show Stephen Melton, 66, of Mechanicsburg, pleaded "nolo contendere" to trafficking in individuals - Recruit/entice/etc. Labor Servitude and guilty of patronizing prostitutes charges.

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A "nolo contendere" plea means that the defendant does not admit guilt, but he waives his right to a trial and accepts whatever penalty he is given.

Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 21, court records show.

Melton visited GL Massage Spa close to 70 times over a five-month period, court documents filed by the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office show

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