Luzerne County police assist North Carolina agency in online investigation

KINGSTON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Luzerne County confirm they helped catch a man for allegedly attempting to rape a child and other charges in North Carolina.

According to the North Carolina Invictus Task Force, on April 29 multiple agencies conducted a joint investigation into the solicitation of a child by computer.

According to Kingston Township Chief of Police Martin Maransky, one of Kingston Township’s officers is a part of the Pennsylvania ICAC Taskforce (Internet Crimes Against Children) and in his duties investigating these crimes, he received information regarding Brown and his alleged crimes and alerted authorities in North Carolina.

As a result of the investigation, 30-year-old Bobby Craven Brown was arrested and transported to the Randolph County Detention Center in North Carolina.

Brown has been charged with the following;

• Solicitation of a child by computer
• Attempt statutory rape of a child under 15
• Statutory sex offense
• Indecent liberties with a child
• Statutory sex offense with a child by an adult

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the case agent, Homeland Security Task Force Officer Hargrove of the Liberty Police Department, at 336-622 9053.

If you believe you or someone you know may be a victim of child exploitation or trafficking, call the national hotline for 24/7 assistance. 1-888-373-7888 or text “HELP” to 233733.

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