On Monday evening at about 9:30 Pm. The Bedford Police responded to a 911 call regarding a man hiding in a residence located in the Northwest area of Bedford. Police learned that a 14 year old female living at the residence had met this 27 year old man on line about eight months previously and had been communicating via the Internet and cell phone. The man drove to Bedford from Pennsylvania on Sunday night where with the help of the girl entered the residence through a upstairs window where the juvenile hid him in her room.

 The girl’s mother found the man on Monday evening hiding in the girl’s room. Police learned from interviewing the girl that she had sex with the man earlier that evening. The suspect Eric Gahagen,, 27 years old from Central City, Pennsylvania, told police that the girl he had sex with, claimed to be 20 years old.

Police learned that the suspect and the victim had met on a Internet game site called Pogo.com, which also has an on- line chat feature, eight months earlier. The suspect is being held at the detention facility of the Bedford Police Law Enforcement Center on a charge of Sexual Assault with a $50,000.00 bond. The offense is a second degree felony. The police are continuing the investigation. The charge has not yet been filed with the district attorney’s office.  

Records show that the Pogo.com site is registered to:
 Administrative Contact , Technical Contact :      ELECTRONIC ARTS     hostmaster2@ea.com  
 209 Redwood Shores Parkway   
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065    US   
Phone: +1.6506281500
Fax: +1.6506281331