PSP-Mansfield Release – March 5, 2026. (Case No. PA2026-242884).
WELLSBORO, PA – On Thursday, March 5, 2026, the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Northeast Computer Crime Task Force and PSP-Mansfield followed up on information received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). NCMEC reported that a user on a social media application was possessing and transmitting child abuse sexual material (CSAM) at a residence along the 900 block of Lake Road in Charleston Township.
This information led to a search warrant being issued for Wesley Hardin English’s electronic devices at his residence. Once the search warrant was completed a criminal complaint was lodged against English.
English was criminally charged with the following Title 18 Crimes Code violations:
- 5 counts of Felony 2 – Sexual Abuse of Children – Child Sexual Abuse Material.
- 1 count of Felony 2 Sexual Abuse of Children- Dissemination
- 1 count of Felony 3 Criminal Use of a Communication Facility.
A preliminary arraignment was held in Mansfield, PA, before the Honorable Tiffany Cummings for the charges and bail was set at $20,000. The defendant was remanded to Tioga County Prison.
English’s preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 11:15 AM in front of Magisterial District Judge Robert L. Repard.
According the Pennsylvania State Police release, 19-year-old Wesley English is listed as residing in Mansfield, PA, although he is listed as living on Lake Road in Charleston Township.
Task Force Agencies includes: PSP Northeast Computer Unit, Dallas Twp PD, Town of Bloomsburg PD, Hazleton City PD, West Hazleton Boro PD, Wyoming Regional PD, Kingston Twp PD, Lycoming County Detectives, Luzerne County Detectives, Lackawanna County Detectives, Wayne County Detectives, and FBI Williamsport.
Court Records Link – https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/MdjDocketSheet?docketNumber=MJ-04302-CR-0000019-2026&dnh=zcXWAtdrPTprN9nx6f1NRA%3D%3D .
