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Man indicted for sexual battery, child sex trafficking in Baker girl's kidnapping
Posted 9:55 PM 7/16/2026 by Adam Burruss
BAKER - A grand jury indicted a man on child sex trafficking and kidnapping charges after a 13-year-old girl from Baker was found sexually abused in a Pennsylvania home.
Ronald Smith, 62, was indicted for three counts of trafficking of children for sexual purposes, one (More)
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