Trevose, Pa. man accused of touring to Florida to stalk 14-year-old influencer

TREVOSE, Pa. (WPVI) — A Bucks County man is behind bars after authorities say he traveled to Florida to stalk a 14-year-old social media influencer, in keeping with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.

Jarred Easter, 29, of Trevose, was arrested Monday after investigators tracked him to a resort in close by Okaloosa County.

Authorities say Easter developed a “delusional online fixation” with the teenager and spent three months sending disturbing emails, nude pictures, and obsessive messages to her. The communications had been reportedly one-sided and primarily based on photos the teenager had publicly posted.

Easter allegedly tracked the teenager’s location by her on-line presence and confronted her father within the driveway of their Florida house.

“This was a sick-minded individual who convinced himself he had a relationship with a child,” mentioned Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson.

Easter was ordered by the courtroom to put on a GPS monitor, haven’t any contact with minors, and no entry to the web.

His bond was set at $250,000. He stays in custody as of Wednesday.

Action News stopped by a number of addresses listed for Easter in Pennsylvania. No one answered at this house in Trevose. At this house in Eagleville, Montgomery County, a girl greeted us however then rapidly closed the door.

Authorities are urging dad and mom of youngsters with giant social media followings to take proactive steps to guard their on-line security.

“Parents have to be aware and be cognizant of what their children are posting online,” mentioned Major Dustin Cosson with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.

Police are working to find out if there could also be different victims.

“You don’t just magically wake up one day and travel 1,000 miles to meet a juvenile, meet a child, so there obviously is that potential of something that has happened elsewhere,” added Cosson.