Bensalem Police announced the arrest of 27-year-old Donnie Reed, of Philadelphia, who was charged with Unlawful Contact with a Minor (6 Counts), Sexual Abuse of Children (3 Counts), Corruption of Minor (6 Counts) and other related offenses.
Reed was arraigned on these charges and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of 10 percent of $1,000,000 bail.
The investigation started on Oct. 6, when Bensalem Police received an anonymous report that a Bensalem High School teacher was sending inappropriate text messages and photographs to underage females. Reed was employed as a special teaching assistant, as well as a basketball coach and football coach.
During the investigation, the juvenile victims stated that Reed started to make inappropriate comments and began sending Snapchat messages when they were 14 and 15 years old. The messages were sexual in nature and included videos of Reed as he committed sexual acts. Reed asked a juvenile to perform oral sex on him, repeatedly asked sexually explicit questions and asked for nude photographs from many of the victims.
Bensalem Township School District released the following statement:
“The safety and wellbeing of our students is always our highest priority at Bensalem Township School District. As soon as we learned of the situation being investigated, we removed the individual from his work and coaching duties and all interactions with students. He was immediately placed on leave.
“At the time of his hiring, all required background checks were clear. Because this is a personnel matter and an active investigation, we cannot comment at this time. Counseling services are available to all students who may wish to discuss this matter.”
Based on the nature of this investigation, police believe there may be more potential victims of Reed. Those with any information relating to this investigation or have information about Reed, contact Bensalem Police at 215-633-3719.
