Uber, Lyft driver offered minor money and rides for sex, cops say

An Allentown man who said he drives for Uber and Lyft is accused of arranging sex in exchange for money and transportation with a girl under the age of 18.

Hellertown police said they stopped 43-year-old Francisco Arias in the early morning of Jan. 12 in the 1000 block of Second Avenue in the borough, where he told officers he was picking up the juvenile girl.

Police said they received an anonymous call six days prior, in which a tipster said the girl was exchanging sex for money. Police did not list the girl's age.

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