Bensalem, PA – A 31-year-old Bethlehem man is behind bars after police said he attempted to meet what he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex following weeks of explicit online conversations.
Investigators said David Sheregi began communicating on Sept. 6 with someone he thought was an eighth-grade girl. During the exchanges, Sheregi allegedly sent explicit photos, described sexual acts he wanted to perform, and even introduced the idea of a second man joining the encounter. Police said he later agreed to meet the child at her home in Bensalem on Sept. 24.
When Sheregi arrived, detectives moved in. No child was ever at risk during the operation, according to authorities.
Bensalem Township Detectives obtained a warrant charging Sheregi with attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, attempted sexual assault of a minor, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, and related offenses. Bethlehem police arrested him at his residence, and he was later transferred to Bensalem police custody on Oct. 1.
Sheregi was arraigned by District Justice Joseph Falcone and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $4 million bail.
