Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Prostitution sting snares toddler-toting dad

MIDDLETOWN – A father toting his 18-month-old daughter asked an undercover cop to have sex for money on Tuesday, according to Middletown police.




Michael Ratliff, 38, of Trenton, was booked into the Butler County jail on charges of child endangering and solicitation and released after posting a $500 bail by 8:30 p.m. jail officials said.

Ratliff approached the undercover officer as police conducted a prostitution sting in the downtown area about 2:30 p.m., police said.

Officers took the child and stayed with her until the toddler’s mother arrived to take her home.

In the last few weeks, 29 other people have been arrested in connection with prostitution in

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