A Palmyra man has been arrested and charged after allegedly traveling to Ohio in 2023 to engage in sexual contact with a 14-year-old child.
Chase Alexander Lawrence, 23, was arrested Feb. 7 and charged with travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, according to a release Thursday from the Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department.
Lawrence was described as a white, 5-foot-9 male weighing 150 pounds, with blue eyes and blond hair. As with all criminal defendants in all prosecutions, Lawrence is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
According to the release, Western Lebanon County police officers assisted the FBI Capital Area Resident Agency while serving a federal arrest warrant on Lawrence in the 200 block of North College Street, Palmyra. The arrest warrant followed a multi-month long investigation between federal task force officers, the FBI, and Western Lebanon County Regional.
According to a docket filed with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, jury selection and trial have been scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 7, at the Sylvia H. Rambo U.S. Courthouse, Harrisburg, before Judge Jennifer P. Wilson. Lawrence is currently represented by Curt W. Schulz of the Federal Public Defender’s Office.
Western Lebanon County police said that Lawrence is currently incarcerated awaiting further federal court proceedings. Conditions of Lawrence’s pre-trial release have been set, including home detention, no contact with anyone under 18 without pre-approval by the U.S. probation office, computer and cellphone monitoring, and a mental health evaluation.
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