Crime & Safety
Collegeville Man On FBI's Most Wanted List For 1990 Child Rape
The FBI is continuing its hunt for a Collegeville man who they said sexually abused two young boys nearly 30 years ago.
COLLEGEVILLE, PA — The FBI is continuing its hunt for a Collegeville man who they said sexually abused two young boys nearly 30 years ago.
Reichert, now 73, cared for the boys in his local apartment while a relative was receiving medical treatment, the FBI said. The boys also visited him on weekends and accompanied him on camping trips.
The abuses of the boys, then aged 14 and 10, took place over a period of two years, according to authorities.
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On Friday, the FBI's Most Wanted Twitter account shared a wanted poster on Reichert, including age enhanced photographs that estimated his appearance as recently as 2011.
Friday marks the 28th anniversary of the day that Reichert was first charged: Sept. 28, 1990.
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It seems as though he could be anywhere. The FBI said he could be traveling anywhere in Pennsylvania, but also placed connections to him as widely as New York, Vermont, Canada, and even Europe.
Reichert was formerly employed as a technician in a recording studio, according to the FBI. He also has operated an amusement arcade and invented a board game that was sold commercially. He is skilled in electronics, specifically musical equipment.
Though there are no recent images of him, he has been known to wear wire-rimmed glasses and hold his hair in a ponytail.
Charges against him now include intent to commit the crime of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, criminal solicitation with the intent of promoting or facilitating the commissions of the crime of involuntary sexual intercourse, indecent assault, corruption of a minor, and endangering the welfare of children and a state warrant was issued for his arrest.
Contact the FBI's Philadelphia Field Office with any information at (215) 418-4000.
Rex Reichert is wanted by the #FBI for the alleged sexual abuse of two boys, ages 10 and 14, in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. #OTD in 1990, a local arrest warrant was issued for him. When Reichert fled, the FBI obtained a federal arrest warrant for him: https://t.co/Q2OqSXLNOn pic.twitter.com/ubI3yFxVz5
— FBI Most Wanted (@FBIMostWanted) September 28, 2018
Images via Federal Bureau of Investigation
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