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PART-TIME SPORTS ANNOUNCER
AMONG 6 CHARGED BY PA. A. G.
AS BEING INTERNET PREDATOR

By Kevin Dayhoff

Westminster radio sports announcer Bryan Neal McLean, facing charges of unlawful contact with a minor, waived his right to a preliminary hearing scheduled for last Friday, according to a spokesperson for the magisterial district judge in Hanover Pa., where the hearing was to have taken place.

The court spokesperson told Investigative Voice on Tuesday that McLean waived the hearing last week and that the case will now proceed to the York County court system for a trial date. As of the moment no trial date has been set.

McLean, 44, who lives in Hanover and is a part-time sports announcer for WTTR Radio in Westminster Md., is facing charges of unlawful contact with a minor stemming from allegations that he exposed himself to an undercover agent who was working for the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General and posing as a minor online.

He is one of six suspected male Internet predators in Pennsylvania, ranging in age from 26 to 70, whose arrest was announced Monday by Tom Corbett, the state’s attorney general who has been highly praised for his work in creating Pennsylvania’s landmark Child Predator Unit, which became a top priority when Corbett took office as the state’s A.G. in 2005.

UNLAWFUL CONTACT WITH A MINOR

McLean is charged with five counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count of criminal use of a communication facility, for using his computer for the contact, according to court documents.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office charged McLean on March 18, according to court records, for incidents which occurred throughout the second half of 2009 when it is alleged that he exposed himself to Special Agents Jessica Eger and Lisa Ceh, both with the Child Predator Unit.

According to the charges, McLean, under the screen name “mdfunguy38,” sent Special Agent Ceh access to his webcam on July 28 and thereupon exposed himself and masturbated, according to the criminal complaint. Court documents state that Ceh was working undercover as a 13-year-old girl at the time.

Then on Aug. 3, using another instant-message program and the screen name listed as “bryan mclean,” he exposed himself and masturbated for Eger, who also posed as a 13-year-old girl, according to court documents.

Similar exposures are also alleged to have taken place on Aug. 25 and 27, Sept. 10 and Oct. 13.

“Wanna see it?” McLean allegedly asked on Aug. 25. On Aug. 27, he exposed himself again on the webcam, court documents state.

Court documents also allege that during a video chat Sept. 10, “mdfunguy38” removed his shirt and the agent asked, “so u want me to just watch?”

“Yeah if its ok,” he typed before exposing himself.

Then, on Nov. 23, court records show, “mdfunguy38” asked for the age of the girl, and the agent responded “13.” He asked for photos and said, “want me to turn on cam?”

HAD TO MAKE A PHONE CALL

He then said he had to make a phone call and the chat ended, according to court documents.

Meanwhile, a Monday press release from Attorney General Corbett announced the recent arrest of six suspected Internet predators across Pennsylvania and urged parents “to make online safety part of their spring and summer family discussions.

“Now, more than ever, it is important for families to discuss Internet safety, as warmer weather brings changes in school schedules and family activities,” Corbett said.

“As spring quickly gives way to summer vacation season, online predators are hoping that more teens will be home alone for longer periods of time and may be spending more time on-line chatting with their friends, playing games or just exploring the Internet.

“We know that spring and summer trigger a jump in the number of incidents involving Internet predators,” Corbett said.

“Last year, our Child Predator Unit arrested 32 people during the spring and summer months, including men from every corner of Pennsylvania and from as far away as Texas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey and Ohio, all trying to use the Internet to sexually victimize children.”

Corbett said that circumstances involved in recent arrests across the state highlight the threat posed by online predators and the many different ways they operate.

In each of these recent cases, suspects communicated with undercover agents from the Child Predator Unit who were using the online profiles of 13- and 14-year old girls.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit has arrested 258 suspected Internet predators since its inception in January 2005. To date, the unit has a 100 percent conviction rate.