Crime & Safety
KOP Man, Ex-HS Teacher, Charged With Child Sex Abuse: Reports
The local man and former high school teacher has been charged after reportedly traveling to the Philippines to have sex with underage girls.

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — A King of Prussia man who previously taught in the Lower Merion School District Teacher has been arrested on charges of child sex abuse, reports state.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Craig Alex Levin, 63, of King of Prussia, allegedly traveled to the Philippines to have sex with minors.
Local authorities reportedly wound women’s underwear, handcuffs, and two notebooks filled with names of more than 70 underage girls he paid for sex in a room he rented in Cebu, Philippines on May 24. A 15-year-old girl was in his room as well.
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Levin was fired from the district in 2007 after having taught at Lower Merion and Harriton high schools, according to the district.
The Sun Star, Cebu's local news outlet, reports the FBI tipped local authorities off to Levin's activity, and the Women and Children Protection Center in Cebu began surveillance on Levin.
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Through surveillance, they saw Levin bring young women to his condo, the outlet reports.
Local authorities interviewed some alleged victims, who told them Levin would take them to his condo to have sex with them and film it.
With reporting by Max Bennett
Patch has reached out to federal authorities for more information and will update the story when additional details are made available.
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