Police say Karch began chatting online with the middle school-aged teen just days before his arrest and “quickly took the conversation in a sexual direction.”
BENSALEM, Pa. – A 53-year-old Jenkintown man is being held on $10M for allegedly trying to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex, prosecutors announced Friday.
What we know:
Eric Karch was arrested on Thursday after investigators say he took a SEPTA bus from Jenkintown to Besalem to meet who he believed was a 13-year-old girl.
Police say Karch began chatting online with the middle school-aged teen just days before his arrest and “quickly took the conversation in a sexual direction.”
Karch, according to investigators, requested nude photographs of the teen and sent explicit images of himself.
Police say Karch wished to meet the teen for sex, and took a SEPTA bus to Bensalem where he was arrested by officers from the Bensalem Police Department.
He was charged with several crimes, including attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, and more.
What’s next:
Karch is being held at Bucks County Correctional Facility on $10M bail.
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