Crime & Safety
Willow Grove Man Sentenced For Child Sex Crime
The Willow Grove man used the internet to try to meet a child for sex online, authorities said.
WILLOW GROVE, PA — A Willow Grove man has been sentenced to prison after trying to use the Internet to arrange sex with a minor.
Nicholas Mosk, 28, will spend the next two to six years behind bars, court documents show. He pleaded guilty to attempted statutory sexual assault of a minor, attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child under 16, and related counts, documents show.
Mosk was arrested back in Aug. 2017 after an undercover investigation.
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The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said that Mosk "extensively communicated" with an undercover officer who pretended to be underage girl.
Mosk then planned a meeting in Upper Merion Township with the "child."
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When Mosk arrived, police took him into custody.
He must also undergo treatment as a sex offender once he is released, and must register as a sex offender in Pennsylvania.
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