Colby Man Charged for Sending Sexually Explicit Material to Underage Girl
Thursday, August 15th, 2019 -- 1:33 PM
-A Colby man has been charged for sending sexually explicit material to an underage girl.According to court records, the mother of a 17-year-old girl from Spencer reported to the Spencer Police Department that she believed 27-year-old David Paul, of Colby, was sending her daughter explicit material through Facebook. An investigation by the department uncovered a series of sexually explicit messages between Paul and the girl starting back in February. In one of those messages, it was made clear that Paul knew the girl was underage and still in high school. Throughout the beginning of the year, Paul sent a number of multiple lewd photos and at least one video of himself to the girl. The girl’s mother had stated that Paul and her daughter had only crossed paths once at the Colby High School before he began sending her messages.
Paul was working as a custodian there at the time. They never met after the messages began. Paul was suspended form the district back in May and then fired on June 17th after the district reviewed the investigation by the Spencer Police Department. Paul is facing a charge of causing a child, age 13-18, to view sexual activity. He’s scheduled to be back in court on August 22nd. If convicted and sentenced to the maximum amount, he could face six years in prison.
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