GlobalNews411

Comprehensive reporting, aggregated for speed.

crimewatch

Rogie B. Legaspi arrested on sex-trafficking and child sexual-exploitation charges

Chester County detectives arrested a 56-year-old man accused of sexually exploiting a child for about two years and charged him with sex trafficking and other sexual crimes.

Published Sep 25, 2026, 11:22 AM EDT | Lehigh Crimewatch

Chester County detectives arrested 56-year-old Rogie B. Legaspi on September 18, 2026, in Parkesburg Borough on multiple sexual-crime charges involving a minor, including sex trafficking. Detectives had posed as the victim to arrange a meeting the day before; Legaspi was taken into custody without incident, arraigned with bail set at $5,000,000 cash and remanded to Chester County Prison pending a preliminary hearing. Investigators say Legaspi had sexually exploited a child in Chester County for about two years while employed as a Baltimore County school teacher; Chester County Detectives led the joint investigation.