A 26-year-old man from Levittown, Pennsylvania, is facing sexual assault and other charges after his alleged teen victim posted to Reddit, prosecutors from Gloucester County, New Jersey, said on Tuesday.
Sean Flohr, initially made contact with his alleged victim by messaging her on Reddit, but they moved to communicating on Discord at some point, prosecutors said.
The alleged abuse came to light after the teen posted to Reddit and “inquired on assistance meeting an adult male to engage in sexual intercourse,” prosecutors said.
A Reddit user tipped off the post to detectives, who then contacted the girl’s guardian, prosecutors said.
However, the minor also called 911 and said that someone she knew as “Dean” had just left her home and said that they engaged in sexual activities, prosecutors said. The girl also said she cut her wrist after the sexual encounter.
The girl also later told law enforcement that “Dean” had instructed her to take nude pictures and videos of herself and send it to him, prosecutors said.
Flohr was taken into custody by a Bucks County SWAT Team and he is awaiting extradition to Gloucester County, prosecutors said.
Flohr faces charges including three counts of second-degree sexual assault of a victim aged 13 to 16, three counts of second-degree sexual assault, as well as other charged involving child pornography and endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors said.
Investigators say the investigation into Flohr is ongoing and they believe there may be more victims. Anyone who believes they were a victim or has useful information on other crimes involving Flohr is urged to contact the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.
