{"id":308381,"date":"2026-10-17T01:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/308381\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T01:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:16:07","slug":"11-investigates-previously-convicted-child-predator-faces-25-year-sentence-following-new-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/308381\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Investigates: Previously convicted child predator faces 25-year sentence following new conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A man who served two decades in prison for abducting a Pittsburgh teenager in 2002 will likely spend the next 25 years behind bars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Scott Tyree, 63, had only been out of prison for a few years when he was accused of stalking a woman in central Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/11-investigates-man-accused-kidnapping-teen-23-years-ago-sent-back-jail-new-crimes\/KYXYQYPGQ5ESJFSYMQQ2C6OKUE\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/11-investigates-man-accused-kidnapping-teen-23-years-ago-sent-back-jail-new-crimes\/KYXYQYPGQ5ESJFSYMQQ2C6OKUE\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; 11 INVESTIGATES: Man accused of kidnapping teen 23 years ago sent back to jail for new crimes<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">During that investigation, police say they also found child pornography on his cell phone. He went to trial on that charge and was just found guilty by a jury. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Twenty-four years ago, Alicia Kozakiewicz was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by Tyree in the first known Internet predator case in the country. She was 13 at the time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cI do think he should be put behind bars for the rest of his life because this is not going to stop. He\u2019s had every opportunity to make better choices and not cause harm, and at every turn, his ultimate goal and desire has been to cause harm,\u201d Kozakiewicz said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/alicias-law-internet-safety-bill-named-pittsburgh-area-girl-advances-pennsylvania-senate\/CEZ4BVMHKVALTFXZ6KFR7HTDRU\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/alicias-law-internet-safety-bill-named-pittsburgh-area-girl-advances-pennsylvania-senate\/CEZ4BVMHKVALTFXZ6KFR7HTDRU\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; \u2018Alicia\u2019s Law\u2019: Internet safety bill named for Pittsburgh-area girl advances in Pennsylvania Senate<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The FBI found Kozakiewicz in the basement of Tyree\u2019s Virginia home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He spent nearly 20 years in federal prison and was released to a halfway house just 3 miles from the Kozakiewicz family home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/top-stories\/alicia-kozakiewicz-victim-speaks-out-about-kidnapper-relocating-near-her-family\/943898613\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/top-stories\/alicia-kozakiewicz-victim-speaks-out-about-kidnapper-relocating-near-her-family\/943898613\/\" target=\"_blank\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Victim speaks out about kidnapper relocating near her family<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">After 11 investigators broke that story, Kozakiewicz petitioned the court to have Tyree relocated. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/top-stories\/kidnapping-rape-victim-pleads-with-judge-to-move-her-attacker-out-of-pittsburgh\/954124217\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/top-stories\/kidnapping-rape-victim-pleads-with-judge-to-move-her-attacker-out-of-pittsburgh\/954124217\/\" target=\"_blank\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Kidnapping, rape victim pleads with judge to move her attacker out of Pittsburgh<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Tyree was ultimately sent back to prison for violating parole after investigators found child porn on his phone. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/top-stories\/scott-tyree-man-who-kidnapped-raped-pittsburgh-teen-in-2002-accused-of-violating-parole\/964301121\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/top-stories\/scott-tyree-man-who-kidnapped-raped-pittsburgh-teen-in-2002-accused-of-violating-parole\/964301121\/\" target=\"_blank\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Man who kidnapped, raped Pittsburgh teen in 2002 accused of violating parole<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He was released and several years later charged with stalking a woman in Cumberland County after Kozakiewicz and her boyfriend, who were tracking Tyree\u2019s social media, found images of the woman online and alerted her and police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Last December, Tyree pleaded guilty to stalking but only faced up to 23 months on that charge. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Kozakiewicz, who was in court for the most recent verdict, is just relieved it\u2019s finally over. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cWe were able to stop that. We were able to intervene, and hopefully he will never be able to harm anybody ever again,\u201d Kozakiewicz said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Tyree will be sentenced in January. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">As a repeat sex offender, he\u2019s looking at a mandatory sentence of 25 years. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He\u2019s been in jail since his arrest on these most recent charges last year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man who served two decades in prison for abducting a Pittsburgh teenager in 2002 will likely spend&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[121608,2636,126389,6589,126388,869,10872,126386,3635,126387,2637,2634,126391,126393,126392,2635,73,75,74,2639,2638,126385,295,126390,420,7423],"class_list":["post-308381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-_pennsylvania","tag-11-investigates","tag-alicia_kasikovich","tag-carlisle","tag-central_pennsylvania","tag-channel_11","tag-chief_investigator","tag-cumberland_county","tag-fbi","tag-gordon_scott_tyree","tag-investigate","tag-investigates","tag-kosakavage","tag-kosakavic","tag-kozikavic","tag-ott_investigates","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-rick","tag-rick_earl","tag-scott_tyree","tag-top-stories","tag-tyree","tag-video","tag-virginia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}