A Scranton man who pleaded guilty to three counts of rape of a child and other charges will serve 43½ to 97 years in a state correctional institution, the Lackawanna County district attorney’s office announced Monday.
Police arrested Tara Glan, 23, formerly of 844 Madison Ave., in April 2025 after a report by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that suspected child sexual abuse material was being uploaded at his address, the DA’s office said in a news release. Following the execution of a search warrant, detectives identified multiple child victims who had been sexually assaulted by Glan, per the release.
Judge Michael J. Barrasse, who handed down the sentence, also found Glan to be a sexually violent predator based partially on his using his position within the Ray of Hope Church to prey on the victims, according to the news release.
Glan — who also pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and one count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person who suffers from a mental disability — must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life with the Pennsylvania State Police.
District Attorney Brian Gallagher described Glan’s conduct as “nothing short of monstrous.”
“This defendant repeatedly preyed upon vulnerable children and a mentally disabled victim, causing unimaginable trauma and lifelong harm,” he said. “(This) sentence ensures the predator will spend the rest of his life behind bars and never again exploit positions to victimize the innocent.”
Detectives Sheryl Turner and Jack Kane of the DA’s office, along with members of the Pennsylvania State Police Northeast Computer Crimes Task Force, investigated the case.