Valeed Anjum, of Bensalem Township, was taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 1, following an investigation into the sexual assault of a minor, according to Bensalem Township Police.<\/p>\n
Detectives learned Anjum had been using Snapchat and Roblox accounts to contact multiple juveniles between the ages of 10 and 15, police said.<\/p>\n
At least five victims from across the United States have been identified, and investigators believe there could be additional victims, according to the release.<\/p>\n
Anjum sent explicit photographs to children he contacted and, in some cases, paid them to send explicit photographs of themselves to him, investigators said.<\/p>\n
Detectives executed a search warrant at Anjum’s Bensalem residence and took him into custody.<\/p>\n
During an interview with investigators, Anjum admitted that earlier this year he met a 12-year-old girl in New Jersey and engaged in sexual acts with her, police said.<\/p>\n
The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office is also filing charges against Anjum in connection with that incident, according to Bensalem police.<\/p>\n
Anjum was charged in Pennsylvania with multiple counts of unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of a child, criminal use of a communication facility, and related offenses.<\/p>\n
He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Joseph Falcone, who set bail at 10% of $10 million. Anjum was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n
Investigators said Anjum is also believed to have used the alias “Puma” and the Snapchat usernames “poomdoom69” and “brain.rotty.”<\/p>\n
Police are asking parents whose children may have communicated with Anjum through Snapchat or Roblox, as well as anyone with information about either Snapchat account, to contact Bensalem Township Police Detective Ryan Kolb at 215-633-3746.<\/p>\n
The investigation remains ongoing as detectives work to identify any additional victims.<\/p>\n