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Kitchener woman involved in sexual assault of Hamilton girl to be sentenced

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A Kitchener woman who sexually assaulted a Hamilton girl who had been advertised on craigslist will be sentenced today.

Sonya Lucas, 49, pleaded guilty in June to sexual interference, and making and possession of child pornography.

Lucas was an escort and travelled to Hamilton with one of her clients from Waterloo- who had responded to the ad.

She admitted to touching the 7 year old girl and taking cell phone video of two men sexually abusing her.

Lucas has been on the sex offenders registry  since 2004, but hasn’t served jail time.

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