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Bucks County Man Charged With Attempted Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

Bo Branstetter, 30, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged by indictment with attempted enticement of a minor and attempted transfer of obscene material. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 26, 2026, 6:25 p.m. ET
PHILADELPHIA – On August 26, 2026, United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Bo Branstetter, 30, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was arrested and by indictment with attempted use of an interstate commerce facility to entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor. The defendant appeared in federal court for an arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth L. Toplin and has been ordered detained in federal custody pending trial. The indictment alleges that, from about June 13, 2026, to June 23, 2026, Branstetter used the internet and cellular phone service to knowingly persuade, induce, entice, and coerce a minor to engage in sexual activity for which any person could be with a offense, that is, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and statutory sexual assault. As further alleged, also in June of this year, Branstetter attempted to transfer obscene content to a person he believed to be a minor under 16 years of age. If convicted, the defendant faces up to life in prison, with a mandatory minimum term of 10 years’ imprisonment. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. The case was investigated by FBI Philadelphia’s Fort Washington Resident Agency and the Bensalem Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Sendek. The charges and allegations contained in the indictment are merely accusations. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty in court. As this case is only at the charging stage, the outcome has not been decided.

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