31 year old Ryan Scott Gabelli of Blairsville was charged with attempted statutory sexual assault and other offenses after allegedly arranging to meet a juvenile in Young Township.
Today’s Punxsutawney Spirit says, the arrest followed an operation by 814 Pred Hunters, a group that uses decoy social media accounts to catch online predators. Gabelli allegedly began messaging a volunteer decoy on May 27, despite being informed that she was a minor. Their conversations reportedly turned sexual, and he planned to meet her on June 14. State police arrested him upon his arrival.
Gabelli was jailed with bail set at $100,000, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 26.
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