A Salem instructor has been charged following a police sting operation after he allegedly tried to satisfy up with an underage woman for “sex acts.”
Gymnasium and well being instructor Darren Benedick, 42, was apparently unaware that the individual he was speaking with on-line was not a 14-year-old woman, however somewhat an undercover Newbury cop who had been monitoring a “teens-only” chat room.
The instructor at Salem Academy Constitution Faculty was arrested by Newbury Police, with assist from Salem Police. He was charged with one rely of kid enticement and one rely of dissemination of matter dangerous to minors.
“At this time, authorities have no allegations that any students at the school were subject to the defendant’s alleged misconduct,” the Essex DA’s Workplace stated in an announcement.
Benedick was arraigned in Newburyport District Courtroom on Wednesday following the sting operation.
“The defendant is alleged to have engaged in online conversations with the undercover officer expressing a desire to meet in person and engage in sexual activities, to have sent an obscene image to the officer, and to have described the sex acts that he wished to perform,” the Essex DA’s Workplace stated.
Benedick made plans to satisfy the individual on Wednesday, and he was taken into custody when he arrived for the meant encounter.
Prosecutors on the arraignment requested money bail of $50,000 with GPS monitoring, residence confinement, and no contact with kids. The courtroom set bail at $5,000 and granted the non-monetary phrases, together with the no contact with kids order.
The Essex DA and the police chiefs in Salem and Newbury “advise parents and guardians to engage youth in age-appropriate discussions about proper online and social media behavior, and to encourage them to speak up if they encounter inappropriate contact from an adult.”
