BENSALEM, PA — A Bethlehem man has been charged in connection with an undercover investigation into alleged attempts to exploit a minor online, the Bensalem Police Department announced.
Authorities said the investigation began on September 6, 2025, when 31-year-old David Sheregi allegedly initiated contact with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl on a social media application. According to investigators, the conversation quickly became sexual in nature. Sheregi is accused of sending inappropriate images, requesting illicit photographs, and making arrangements to meet for sexual activity.
Police allege that Sheregi also referenced involving another adult male and provided additional images during the communications. Detectives emphasized that no child was ever in danger during the course of the investigation, which was conducted entirely by law enforcement.
On September 24, Sheregi allegedly traveled to Bensalem to meet the individual. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging him with multiple offenses, including attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, attempted sexual assault of a minor, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of children involving images, corruption of minors, and related crimes.
Bensalem Police contacted the Bethlehem Police Department, which took Sheregi into custody at his residence. On October 1, he was turned over to Bensalem Police, arraigned before District Justice Joseph Falcone, and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $4,000,000 bail.
The Bensalem Police Department stated that it remains committed to proactive investigations designed to protect children from exploitation.
All charges are allegations, and a suspect, arrestee, or defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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