A Pittsburgh-area attorney has filed a federal lawsuit against the group 814 Pred Hunters, local police and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, claiming he was illegally entrapped and arrested during a 2023 sting operation in Punxsutawney.
WJAC News reports, 35 year-old, Paul Luvara, alleges authorities violated his civil and constitutional rights by relying solely on communications conducted by the group, which posed as a 15-year-old girl, without conducting an independent investigation. Luvara later pleaded guilty to charges related to soliciting sex from a minor and is currently serving a state prison sentence of 30 months to seven years.
In the lawsuit, Luvara seeks to overturn his guilty plea, dismiss the charges, secure his release from prison and recover damages.
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