(WJET\/WFXP)\u2013 A federal grand jury has indicted the former Erie High JROTC teacher on sexual exploitation of a minor in a separate case from the charges filed against him in Florida.<\/p>\n
A Pittsburgh federal grand jury unsealed a four-count indictment accusing 50-year-old Jason Dekaye of Meadville on Thursday that carries up to 30 years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Erie High JROTC instructor arrested for soliciting Florida minor\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Dekaye has been accused by federal authorities of attempting to and receiving sexually exploitative material involving a minor on January 19 and 20, along with possessing and accessing to view said material.<\/p>\n During that same time, Dekaye was also under investigation by police in Martin County, Florida, for allegedly sending harmful material to an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old during an online chat session on January 6.<\/p>\n \u00a0Alleged non-compliant sex offender led police on chase with kids in car: PSP\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n He was taken into custody for that incident on January 23 at his Meadville home and was held at the Crawford County Correctional Facility on $750,000 bond and was later extradicted to Florida where he pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n