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Maryland man sentenced after riding bike 180 miles here for teen sex (to NE PA)
The Times-Tribune (Scranton PA) ^
| 5/14/09
| Erin L. Nissley
Posted on 05/14/2009 4:01:58 AM PDT by Born Conservative
A man who rode his bicycle 180 miles to have sex with a Scranton teen he met on the Internet will serve one to four years in prison, a judge ruled Wednesday.
William Wagner, 26, 414 Battery Drive, Havre de Grace, Md., met the 15-year-old girl through the social networking Web site MySpace. In June, he biked to Scranton to meet the teen.
In February, Mr. Wagner pleaded guilty to unlawful contact with a minor.
He slept at Pine Brook baseball field, Sanderson Avenue and Green Place, while he was in Scranton. He took the teen to the baseball field and had intercourse with her there several times, police said.
After he left Scranton, the girl told her parents she had sex with Mr. Wagner, who reported it to police.
The Times-Tribune does not identify sexual assault victims.
The teen told police she considered herself to be "in a relationship" with Mr. Wagner at one time. He knew she was only 15, she told police.
"It was a peculiar set of circumstances, including that he rode his bike to meet her," said Deputy District Attorney Michelle Olshefski. "I think the sentence is very fitting. He acknowledged that he knew her age and what he did was wrong."
After serving his prison sentence, Mr. Wagner will have to register as a sex offender under the state's Megan's Law requirements for 10 years.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: ageofconsent; ageofconsentlaws; bike; cheapdate; havredegrace; myspace; scranton; sexpositiveagenda; sexualizingchildren; statutoryrape; teenssex; williamwagner
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To: 1rudeboy
180 miles?
One or two days for a good rider.
I've done my share of 90 mile days.
Not to meet a jailbait girl for sex, though.
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posted on
05/14/2009 8:40:36 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: dfwgator
biked 180 miles ... just for the camel’s toe.
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posted on
05/14/2009 8:44:24 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: OBXWanderer
He should have stayed at Holiday Inn!
63
posted on
05/14/2009 8:51:27 AM PDT
by
highnoon
(AMERICA - Guns & God since 1776)
To: Born Conservative
I'm thinkin' "Pedophile bicyclist" isn't the guy in the tux.
To: Titan Magroyne; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ..
He took the teen to the baseball field and had intercourse with her there several times...After he left Scranton, the girl told her parents she had sex with Mr. Wagner[.]Her parents? She probably told everybody.
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posted on
05/14/2009 11:29:16 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(Israel is built on rock. Arabia is built on sand.)
To: All
Didnt he have a car? Or money for the bus?
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posted on
05/14/2009 11:34:27 AM PDT
by
Armedanddangerous
( I think you're so full of inconsolable rage you don't care who you hurt)
To: hunter112
After 4 years in prison, he may switch teams.
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posted on
05/14/2009 11:39:28 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(If you like the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, the IRS, and the Post Office, you'll love govt Health Care)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
05/14/2009 11:40:03 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(If you like the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, the IRS, and the Post Office, you'll love govt Health Care)
To: Revolting cat!
You've heard of Greenpeace?
This man is a member of Herpeace.
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posted on
05/14/2009 11:42:35 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(If you like the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, the IRS, and the Post Office, you'll love govt Health Care)
To: a fool in paradise
70
posted on
05/14/2009 11:51:00 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(Israel is built on rock. Arabia is built on sand.)
To: a fool in paradise
After he left Scranton, the girl told her parents she had sex with Mr. Wagner, who reported it to police. The perp reported hisself to the cops? He should get a break for that!
To: Revolting cat!
If he can expose her as being against same sex marriage or abortion, he can shift the burden of moral defense on her in the court of public opinion.
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posted on
05/14/2009 11:53:57 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(If you like the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, the IRS, and the Post Office, you'll love govt Health Care)
To: Born Conservative
73
posted on
05/14/2009 11:55:16 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
To: Born Conservative
If the young girl had a few hundred million, there would have been a bike race!
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posted on
05/14/2009 11:55:57 AM PDT
by
dead
To: Travis T. OJustice
I had no idea that “Catch a Predator” guy did anything but that show. So one day, I’m flipping the channels and I see him talking to William Shatner - and for a second I dreaded that Kirk got caught in his web!
75
posted on
05/14/2009 11:57:39 AM PDT
by
dead
To: dead
76
posted on
05/14/2009 12:00:26 PM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
To: dfwgator
77
posted on
05/14/2009 12:13:00 PM PDT
by
Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Anyone who would ride a bike 180 miles for anything is one highly motivated individual!
78
posted on
05/14/2009 1:23:49 PM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
("Dick Cheney gets results" ~~ Rush Limbaugh)
To: dixiechick2000
Gotta admire his dedication, you betcha.
79
posted on
05/14/2009 1:25:12 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(Israel is built on rock. Arabia is built on sand.)
To: Slings and Arrows
80
posted on
05/14/2009 1:28:57 PM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
("Dick Cheney gets results" ~~ Rush Limbaugh)
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