ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — A Philadelphia man has been charged for an incident in which he sexually assaulted a minor and video recorded it.
Abington Township Police have charged 32-year-old DreVaughn Dior Core of Philadelphia for sexual assaults against children and possession of Child Sexual Assault Material.
Abington Detectives investigated information provided by Bethlehem Police and conducted interviews with the victim and the victim's parents.
The investigation revealed that Core initially contacted the victim through social media and engaged in grooming behavior before arranging several in-person meetings with the child.
During their communications, Core provided the child with gifts and solicited nude photographs from the victim, police said.
Core was taken into custody and then turned over to Bethlehem Police to face charges in Northampton County.
Following Core's arrest, Abington Detectives lodged a separate arrest warrant against him for the assault committed in the township.
He was arraigned on the Montgomery County charges by Magisterial District Judge Juanita Price, who set bail at $99,000.00 cash. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone who has additional information or believes they may have been a victim of Core should contact Detective Alison Gontowski at 267-536-1113 or agontowski@abingtonpa.gov..
Online exploitation can also be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's CyberTipline at www.cybertip.org.
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