Delco Man Tried To Sexually Assault Child At South Jersey Hotel: AG

CHESTER, PA — A Delaware County man arranged a meetup to sexually assault a child at a South Jersey hotel last month, authorities said. Instead, he met the cops.

Hank West, 43, of Chester, was charged with second-degree luring or enticing a child, according to Burlington County, New Jersey authorities.

West communicated online with an undercover officer who he thought was a child, authorities said. He arranged to meet the officer Feb. 28 at a hotel in Bordentown, promising to bring root beer, according to the state attorney general's office.

West was arrested when he arrived.

Police found personal lubricant and a case of root beer in his vehicle, the attorney general's office said.

West's initial conference in court is scheduled for April 30.

Attorney information for West was unavailable as of this writing.