Concord man in undercover sting designed to catch local sex traffickers

DUBLIN — A Concord man is being sought by police on charges of pimping and pandering, after he allegedly brought a sex worker to an appointment with undercover cops posing as buyers, court records show.

Jonnie Bartholomew, 21, was charged with two felonies after a May undercover sting in Dublin, in which officers responded to prostitution ads online and arranged to meet at a hotel in Dublin. When Bartholomew allegedly showed up to the meeting with a woman, he was arrested.

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