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Man accused of luring, assaulting woman

A Kunkletown man is accused of luring a woman to his home by promising her work as a waitress, then once she arrived told her he was going to prostitute her. Police say he also held her in his mobile home overnight while he and another male sexually assaulted her several times.

Christopher John Klement, 20, of 515 Ocean Drive, had a preliminary hearing on the charges on Monday before District Judge JoLana Krawitz of Stroudsburg.Krawitz ordered all nine counts filed against him be forwarded to Monroe County Court.He is being held in lieu of $100,000 monetary bail in the Monroe County Correctional Facility.Trooper Erin Cawley of the Lehighton barracks of the state police said in the affidavit that the incident happened between the hours of 9 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on June 24 and 25.The victim, a young woman around 20 from Scranton, testified she was promised employment as a waitress and would be working in the Poconos area.She said she was picked up at her residence by two males, "Ace" and "Corey."Corey was dropped off at an unknown location and another male was picked up by the name of "Tritz," she said.It was determined "Tritz" is the street name Klement uses as a member of the street gang, "Peace Stones.""Ace" and "Corey" were not identified.The woman admitted during the hearing that before this, she had sent nude photos of herself to Klement.She said she was taken to the residence on Ocean Drive and then told by Ace and Tritz that she would not be working as a waitress, but would be working as a prostitute.She said she was struck in the face by Klement and her cell phone was taken from her.Both men had her perform sex acts, she said, adding that she was held in the residence overnight. She said she was locked in the bedroom with Klement.The following day, she got her phone returned when she said she had to call her sister because if she didn't, the sister "would become suspicious."She managed, then, to flee the home and run to a neighboring residence. State police were contacted and the victim was taken to Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg.Klement did not offer any testimony.He has been charged with two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse forcible compulsion, two counts of aggravated indecent assault, one count of unlawful restraint/involuntary servitude, two counts of indecent assault without the consent of others, and two counts of harassment, subjecting others to physical contact.