A Pitcairn man will spend over a decade in prison after he tried to meet a 12-year-old girl for sex.
Lane Alan Simpson, 42, pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful contact with a minor, a count of attempted rape of a child and a count of attempting to perform or engage in a sex act with a minor back in August.
Last week, an Allegheny County judge ordered Simpson to 12 3/4 to 25 1/2 years in prison. He also must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
“This defendant — a man in his 40s — had every intention of meeting up with a pre-teen child for the purpose of sexual contact,” Attorney General Dave Sunday said. “Such deviant and predatory behavior will not be tolerated, and this sentence assures he will be away from children for many years.”
Simpson was arrested and charged in 2025 after he attempted to meet a “child” for sexual abuse following an online conversation. He was actually speaking online with an attorney general agent.
Police said he agreed to pay for sex and arrived at the meetup spot with cash, condoms and candy, where he was taken into custody.
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