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Kalispell man appears on sex trafficking, child prostitution charges

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A 52-year-old Kalispell man made his initial appearance in Missoula on May 4, 2026, on charges of sex trafficking and child prostitution.Ernest Crawford is accused of attempting to entice children for sex.Court documents state detectives from Montana's Human Trafficking Task Force were posing as 12-year-olds and a 16-year-old on websites connected to exploiting kids.While doing routine work, they had lengthy and sometimes explicit conversations …

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Kalispell man appears on sex trafficking, child prostitution charges

A 52-year-old Kalispell man made his initial appearance in Missoula on May 4, 2026, on charges of sex trafficking and child prostitution.Ernest Crawford is accused of attempting to entice children for sex.Court documents state detectives from Montana's Human Trafficking Task Force were posing as 12-year-olds and a 16-year-old on websites connected to exploiting kids.While doing routine work, they had lengthy and sometimes explicit conversations …

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KPAX broke the news on Monday, May 4, 2026.
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