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Jim Farmer ( Image source: Getty images)
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Jim Farmer ( Image source: Getty images)
Former NBA player Jim Farmer has been arrested on charges of human trafficking in Tennessee.
According to USA Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said that Farmer, a resident of Franklin, Tennessee, was among 16 men arrested on charges of seeking sex from minors. A statement from the agency said that the men were arrested during a two-day sting operation.
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The arrest affidavit, as reported, said that Farmer responded to an adult escort advertisement on Oct. 25 in regards to meeting a juvenile for sex. During the communication, a female undercover officer identified herself as a 16-year old girl. Farmer, the affidavit continues, agreed to pay $170 to have sex with the girl.
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He was booked into the Rutherford County jail that same day and released Tuesday on $75,000 bond. A Rutherford County court clerk said Farmer is due in court for a hearing on the charge on November 13.
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Jim Farmer, former Dallas Maverick pick, was arrested in TN soliciting minors in a sting operation.
THIS makes me ask:
WHY are there so many pedophiles out there? We’ve seen the acronyms, the “MAPs” and “NAMBLA;” but what’s up with this influx? Has it always been this bad? pic.twitter.com/OLzy4ej4s5
— That_Umbrella_Guy “PROMINENT COMICSGATE FIGURE” (@ThatUmbrella) October 31, 2019
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