Area man accused of seeking sex with teen

By Stacy Wolford

By TAYLOR BROWN
tbrown@yourmvi.com

An Elizabeth Township man is accused of communicating online with an undercover police officer, whom he thought was a 14-year-old girl from Massachusetts, for unlawful sexual activity.
Todd M. Jones, 55, of Schweitzer Road, is charged with dissemination to minors, corruption of minors, criminal use of a communication facility and two counts of unlawful contact with a minor.
He was arraigned Monday morning before Magisterial District Judge Beth S. Mills in Forward Township and placed in the Allegheny County Jail on $100,000 bond.
According to a press release from state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Murray was employed as a part-time bus driver at Pennsylvania Coach Lines Inc., where his responsibilities included driving minors and coaches to sporting events.

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