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Police officer charged with prostitution

Part-timer for Newport Township arrested in sting at W-B motel.

 

EDWARD LEWIS [email protected]

 

A Newport Township part-time police officer was working as an escort when he was arrested in a prostitution sting at a Wilkes-Barre motel on Friday, according to arrest papers.

 

Levi Gibbon Jr., 40, of East North Street, Wilkes-Barre, was charged by the state police Organized Crime Unit with a single count of prostitution. He was arraigned before Hanover Township District Judge Joseph Halesey and released on $5,000 bail.

 

Newport Township Solicitor Richard Shiptoski said Gibbon has been suspended without pay until resolution of the charge, a third-degree misdemeanor.

 

Gibbon couldn’t be reached for comment on Tuesday.

 

According to the criminal complaint:

 

State police and the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office were involved in a prostitution sting at the Wilkes-Barre Lodge motel on Kidder Street.

 

An informant told authorities that Gibbon was working as an escort and was to show up at 4 p.m. to meet a client in room 141.

 

Gibbon, carrying a blue mini cooler, knocked on the door and was greeted by an undercover trooper posing as a client.

 

Once inside the room, Gibbon discussed with the trooper sexual acts that would be performed for an amount of money, the criminal complaint says.

 

Gibbon began to undress as he accepted $200 in marked money. A signal was given to surveillance teams, who entered the room and arrested Gibbon.

 

Police said Gibbon admitted in a written statement that he was working as an escort and expected to receive money for sexual favors, the criminal complaint says.

 

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday in Central Court.

 

http://www.timesleader.com/news/20070822_22gibbon_ed_ART.html

[Guest zipperzone]

No doubt we'll be subjected to a Dateline exclusive starring none other than Chris Hansen, you fearless "get the pervs" reporter.

How Exciting!

[samwhygy]

>No doubt we'll be subjected to a Dateline exclusive starring

>none other than Chris Hansen, you fearless "get the pervs"

>reporter.

>How Exciting!

[samwhygy]

>No doubt we'll be subjected to a Dateline exclusive starring

>none other than Chris Hansen, you fearless "get the pervs"

>reporter.

>How Exciting!

[samwhygy]

I live in this tired old town and can't believe some of the stuff that's going on. I've never seen any ads for working boy's around here, so I can't imagine how these two hooked up. It would be so nice if the cops would find something better to do with there time than sting 2 consenting adults. We have so many more serious issues with violent crime and drugs particularly in the city of wilkes barre that I think priorities are reallly mixed up. Nice headline i guess. Sad. This is also the same area where the gay porn producer was murdered a few months ago. So with all this going on how come I can get laid?

[samwhygy]

I live in this tired old town and can't believe some of the stuff that's going on. I've never seen any ads for working boy's around here, so I can't imagine how these two hooked up. It would be so nice if the cops would find something better to do with there time than sting 2 consenting adults. We have so many more serious issues with violent crime and drugs particularly in the city of wilkes barre that I think priorities are reallly mixed up. Nice headline i guess. Sad. This is also the same area where the gay porn producer was murdered a few months ago. So with all this going on how come I can get laid?

[samwhygy]

Correction. I meant to say how come I can't get laid?