(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: April 12, 2024):  District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that charges of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Child Pornography and other charges were filed against a Wilcox man for intercourse with a 13-year-old child and photographing her in a state of nudity. 

Trooper Anthony Tettis of Pennsylvania State Police – Ridgway filed the charges against John Hodgdon, age 53. According to the criminal complaint, the charges include 12 counts of sexual offenses against the minor and Child Pornography – 29 counts of Possession; 29 counts of Photographing; and 29 counts of Intending the Child to be Photographed.

HODGDON is accused of having intercourse and oral sex with the child and taking photographs of her in a wooded area in Wetmore Township in October.

He appeared before Magisterial District Judge David Engman who set bail at $750,000 straight.  He was remanded to McKean County Jail and scheduled for central court on April 18th. 

Location Wetmore Township, PA Arrest Date Apr 12, 2024 Incident Type Sexual Assault

Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://mckean.crimewatchpa.com/da/136029/arrests/hodgdon-john-charles-18-3123a7-idsi-person-less-16-f1-2-counts-and-2-additional