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Pennsylvania Doctor Pleads Guilty to Multiple Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
A doctor of internal medicine, Habib Bhatti, 44, of Barto, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to an information charging one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, one count of use of an interstate commerce facility to entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct, two counts of production of child pornography, and two counts of possession of child pornography.
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A doctor of internal medicine, Habib Bhatti, 44, of Barto, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to an information charging one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, one count of use of an interstate commerce facility to entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct, two counts of production of child pornography, and two counts of possession of child pornography.
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According to U.S. Department of Justice’s linked report, Pennsylvania Doctor Pleads Guilty to Multiple Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses, A doctor of internal medicine, Habib Bhatti, 44, of Barto, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to an information charging one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, one count of use of an interstate commerce facility to entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct, two counts of production of child pornography, and two counts of possession of child pornography.
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