Somerset Police Chief William Tedford reports that, for the second time this week, the Somerset Police Department Detective Division has arrested a suspect in a Somerset child enticement case with assistance from the Swissvale Braddock Hills Regional Police Department in Pennsylvania.
In December 2025, the Somerset Police Department’s Patrol Division received a report that a Somerset juvenile had been victimized by activity referred to as “sextortion” through the Discord and Telegram social media platforms. Following the initial report, Detective Donald Cormier was assigned to lead the investigation.
Through court-ordered search warrants, investigators determined that the suspect, who used the online moniker “Ollie,” had engaged in unlawful online interactions with multiple presumed juveniles from various states. The suspect also sent sexually explicit items to the juvenile’s Somerset home address through the Amazon service…