Facebook ‘Friend’ charged with assaulting 2 teens at park
July 23, 2011 by admin
Filed under Lingerie Events
A Lititz man courted a pair of teenage sisters on a social-networking website, then assaulted them at a community park.
Police allege Kevin P. Yorgey, 42, used Facebook to contact the girls — ages 14 and 11 — eventually obtaining their phone numbers.
That contact led to an arranged meeting in June at Lititz Springs Park, Lititz police Detective John Schofield said Friday.
It was there that Yorgey touched both of the girls in a sexual manner, Schofield said.
The detective arrested Yorgey on Thursday and charged him with five felonies and three misdemeanors.
Yorgey moved to Lititz within the past year and targeted the sisters after finding their Facebook profiles, police said.
“Facebook is becoming a very big problem,” Schofield said. “It’s making it easier to reach out and communicate with kids.
“These young kids don’t realize the danger when they talk online. Before they know it they are making plans to meet someone.”
Schofield said the girls agreed to meet Yorgey to “appease” him. They were fearful he’d get angry if they didn’t show up, the detective said.
The sisters’ parents contacted police after finding illicit text messages on one girl’s cell phone.
Yorgey is in Lancaster County Prison on $75,000 bail.
He is charged with indecent assault (three counts), unlawful contact with minors (two counts), corruption of minors (two counts) and criminal use of a computer.
The girls were aware that Yorgey was an older man, Schofield said. His Facebook profile didn’t include a photo, but there was personal information on it. On the site, Yorgey refers to himself as “Wolfman.”
His slogan on his profile is: “I sing karaoke. I also love to party as much as i can. SO basically im (sic) a guy thats (sic) looking to chat and have loads of fun.”
Yorgey found the girls’ profiles through other Facebook “friends,” police said.
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