Crime & Safety
Montco Guitar Teacher Had Sex, Made Child Porn With Teen Runaway: DA
The girl had been a student of his. When she ran away from home, he picked her up.
HATBORO, PA -- A Hatboro guitar teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with a teenage girl and creating child pornography, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Joseph McGeehan, 52, allegedly picked up a 16-year-old student of his after she ran away from her grandparents’ home in Burlington Township, New Jersey, the DA said.
During a period of five days, McGeehan allegedly had sex with the girl, took nude photos of her, and let her stay in his home.
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Police, who had been actively searching for the girl since she went missing, found her in a Jeep outside of McGeehan’s home, the DA said.
McGeehan will be charged with unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of a child, and child pornography, among other charges.
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He posted bail, which was set at $100,000. A preliminary hearing is set for March 17.
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