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Man arrested in Northfield for promoting prostitution of a minor

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A Philadelphia man was arrested in Northfield last week for promoting the prostitution of a minor. Preston Bell, 26, was advertising the 16-year-old girl from Indonesia on Backpage.com, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner said Monday. Bell also took the girl to and from dates, Tyner said. A detention hearing Wednesday resulted in Bell being released as his case goes through the court. The arrest was the result of a five-month investigation led by Detective Aliya Simnor of the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force.
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