Police: Man gave girls piercings for pictures

February 23, 2012 at 8:39a.m.

BALDWIN, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man is behind bars charged with giving young girls cash, piercings and drugs in return for lewd pictures of themselves.

Forty-six-year-old Daniel Ford was ordered to stand trial at a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges including criminal solicitation and unlawful contact with a minor.

Allegheny County police say Ford solicited photos from five girls ages 12 to 14. In return he allegedly gave them cash or pierced their lips and navels.

Ford is being held on $200,000 bail. Online court records do not list an attorney for him.