DreVaughn Dior Core, 32, of Philadelphia, has been arrested after being accused of grooming and sexually assaulting an Abington Township child, police announced today.

According to their post, Bethlehem police initially notified the Abington Police Special Victims Unit that they were investigating Core for sexual assaults against children as well as possession of child sexual abuse material.

The investigation uncovered evidence that a child was sexually assaulted in Abington. Core allegedly groomed the victim after they met online, which included giving the child gifts and soliciting nude pictures, police said.

Core also allegedly recorded the assault during one of their meetings in Abington.

Pennsylvania State Police and Bethlehem detectives subsequently searched Core’s Philadelphia home, during which he was taken into custody on charges of child sexual abuse material, corruption of minors, criminal use of a communication facility and harassment in Northampton County, police said.

Following Core’s arrest, Abington SVU Detectives issued a separate arrest warrant for the assault committed in Abington Township. He faces charges in Montgomery County of statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, child sexual abuse material, criminal solicitation, and other related offenses.

Core was arraigned on the Montgomery County charges with bail set at $99,000 cash.

The investigation is ongoing. If you have any additional information on Core or believe you were victimized by him, contact Detective Alison Gontowski at 267-536-1113 or agontowski@abingtonpa.gov.

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