Main Line Teacher Posed As Teen Girl On Snapchat To Get Nude Photos: FBI

BRYN MAWR, PA — A Lower Merion School District teacher accused of grooming underage girls online to obtain sexually explicit photos is alleged to have messaged the minors via Snapchat and other social media sites while he was working in the school building, according to charging documents.

Harriton High School English teacher Jeremy Schobel, 31, has been charged by the FBI with enticement of a minor to engage in illicit sexual conduct and manufacture and attempted manufacture of child pornography. The charges were announced Thursday.

Charging documents say he posed as a teen girl on the Yubo and Snapchat apps to get other teen girls to send him sexually explicit videos and images.

According to authorities, a federal search warrant from Snapchat for the accounts Schobel is accused of using — "jillmoreno" and “sophiavan423" — showed device locations with GPS coordinates at Harriton High School.

"I’m tryna see more of u pretty girl," one message allegedly sent by Schobel to a 15-year-old girl reads, according to the charging documents. The victim sent photos and videos of herself while nude and performing sexual acts, according to authorities.

"Omfg....I love u....Literally," Schobel is alleged to have replied. "I wanna watch u bend over."

The victim then sent Schobel another video exposing herself and performing sexual acts.

When interviewed by FBI agents, Schobel admitted to posing as a teenage girl to solicit sexually explicit material from minors.

He told authorities he committed these crimes for years, and exchanged messages with many underage girls, who he said were between 16 and 18 years old.

Anyone with information regarding allegations against Schobel is asked to contact Robert Nelson of the FBI at 215-418-4000.

"Pending the disposition of this matter, Mr. Schobel’s employment has been suspended and his access to District devices and networks has been terminated," the district said in a statement. "He had no prior record that would have precluded his hiring. While we understand that this is an ongoing investigation, at this time, LMSD is not aware of any inappropriate interactions between Mr. Schobel and LMSD students. Additionally, the District had not received any complaints or concerns from students or staff regarding his conduct in school."

The Lower Merion School District has made counselors available for students and staff in "light of this disturbing news."