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Official of burned California town charged in teen sex sting

| April 16, 2020 6:27 AM

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The vice mayor of a Northern California town devastated by a wildfire in 2018 was charged with allegedly sending sexually explicit text messages and photos to a sheriff's deputy he believed was a 16-year-old girl, officials said Wednesday.

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