3 arrested in sex trafficking case involving 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl: DA

(WPHL) — A Kentucky man was charged with sex trafficking a 13-year-old Bucks County girl, coercing her through fear by threatening her mother. Two men from Pennsylvania are also facing charges in the case.

Zachary Lee McCauley, 29, of Louisville, KY, faces the following charges:

• Trafficking in individuals
• Sexual exploitation of children
• Corruption of minors
• Criminal use of a communication facility.
• Three counts each of:
  • Unlawful contact with a minor
  • Sexual abuse of children
• Solicitation to commit statutory sexual assault
• Solicitation to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse
• Solicitation to commit patronizing victim of sexual servitude
• Solicitation to commit aggravated indecent assault
• Solicitation to commit sexual abuse of children

An investigation by Bucks County Detectives found that McCauley allegedly groomed and coerced the victim into having sexual encounters with two adult males three times in October 2024. According to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, at least one encounter was recorded through a Snapchat video call.

McCauley allegedly added the victim as a friend on Snapchat and identified himself as a 17-year-old named “Jake.” According to prosecutors, McCauley groomed the victim and pressured her into taking sexually explicit photos and videos.

Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn says that at some point, McCauley directed the victim to create a profile on Grindr, a dating app, and give him the login credentials. He allegedly would access the Grindr account to arrange sexual encounters.

The two males involved in the statutory sexual assault of the victim were identified as Jon Thomas Van Ingen, 67, of Buckingham Township, and Randy Francis Quinn, 42, of Coopersburg.

Van Ingen was charged with one count of statutory sexual assault, and Quinn was charged with two counts of statutory sexual assault and one count each of photographing or filming a child sex act and dissemination of photos or film of child sex acts.

McCauley is in custody awaiting extradition from Kentucky. Van Ingen and Quinn were arraigned on Monday and released on $150,000 unsecured bail.