Eagleville Man Arrested In KOP Prostitution Sting: DA

Six men have been arrested for patronizing prostitutes based in the King of Prussia, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office announced late Wednesday.

Robert Cizek of West Norriton, Amit Vyas of Eagleville, Steven Nielson of Gladwyne, Keary McNew of Plymouth Meeting, Gerard Deleo of Phoenixville, and Jamar Lloyd of West Chester have all been arrested and charged.

The men were caught after an undercover investigation placed an advertisement online offering prostitution services, officials said.

Each of the men discussed a time and location for a meeting via "hundreds" of text messages and phone calls, according to the DA.

The suspects then met an undercover officer, who was posing as a prostitute, before being arrested, authorities said.

Authorities called the arrests part of a "prostitution sting" that was organized by the Upper Merion Police Department and the Montgomery County Detective Bureau. The initiative has been underway since February 2014, when officials began to crack down on the human trafficking and commercial sex trade in Montgomery County hotels.

It's not the first time that prostitution arrests have been made after incidents at King of Prussia hotels. A prostitution ring based in the area was busted in early 2015. An undercover investigation netted five in King of Prussia last June. And a human trafficking ring busted this August had dealings at King of Prussia hotels.

Preliminary hearings for all six men arrested Wednesday are pending.

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