MONTICELLO, NY —  A Reading, PA man is under arrest after he met a 12-year-old girl on the internet and lured her from her home in the Town of Thompson.

A Reading, PA man is under arrest after he met a 12-year-old girl on the internet and lured her from her home in the Town of Thompson., age 19, was arrested by Sheriff’s Deputies on Saturday, May 13, after the victim’s parents reported that their daughter had been briefly missing from their residence overnight but returned the next morning after meeting a stranger. Deputies were able to track down the suspect who is from the state of Wisconsin, but is currently residing in Pennsylvania.

After conducting an investigation, Keven Corona was charged by the Sheriff’s Office with the felonies of Criminal Sex Act 1^st Degree, Aggravated Sex Abuse 4^th Degree and the Misdemeanors of Forcible Touching, as well as Endangering the Welfare of a Minor. 

The defendant was arraigned in the Town of Liberty Court before Judge Troy Johnstone and sent to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail pending a future court appearance. Sheriff Mike Schiff urged parents to stay vigilant and monitor who their children are communicating with on the internet.