Cops Arrest Registered Sex Offender for Sexually Touching Stepdaughter

A registered sex offender in Ohio who was convicted in 1999 of raping a 9-year-old girl has been arrested for allegedly rubbing his genitals on the head of his teenage stepdaughter, who was attending a high school online class at the time, authorities said.

Police say that David Lowe, 52 years old, was charged with having inappropriate sexual contact with the 16 year-old girl who is his wife’s daughter. He has pleaded not guilty and was released earlier this month after posting a $50,000 bond, court records.

He has been ordered to wear a GPS tracking device and to have no contact with the alleged victim, Lt. Tom Walker of the Berea Police Department tells Inside Edition Digital.

Walker claimed he had seen the online video class. Lowe confirmed this statement. “comes up behind her and he’s stepping over her and he rubbed his crotch on her head.”

According to police, the man was only wearing underwear.

“I don’t understand it,” Walker says. “It’s definitely obscene.”

According to court records obtained by Inside Edition Digital, police were informed of the incident by the Ohio Virtual Academy, a public online school for kindergarten through 12th grade students.

Late last month, an instructor at the school called the Berea Police Department. She said that she had been teaching an internet social studies class to about 40 students online when she called them. “witnessed a male (dressed in nothing but underwear) approach one of her students from behind then … step over her (putting his leg in the air slightly where the child’s head is between his legs) while dragging his genital area across the top of the child’s head,”Refer to the incident report.

The teacher stated that there were 39 more students “were also made privy to this scene,”According to the report. “This alone raised concern with”According to the police report the instructor looked up the parents of the student.

The instructor ran the name of the stepfather through a database of sex offenders and found that David Lowe was involved. “been convicted of rape and gross sexual imposition of a 9-year-old female,”The police report stated.

According to court records online, Lowe was sentenced in 1999 to seven years imprisonment for rape and gross sexual imposition in Lorain County. In 2006, he was released and is now listed as a registered Ohio sex offender. He is also included on national, state, and local sexual offender list publications by the U.S. Department of Justice. Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

Registered sex offender list published by Ohio Attorney General's Office. – Ohio Attorney General’s Office

Lowe was taken into custody on Sept. 28. He was charged with one count sexual imposition. This Ohio statute covers various instances of touching another person with a sexual intent.

According to court records online, Lowe posted bond Oct. 3. Inside Edition Digital voice mails to William Coughanour, his court-appointed attorney, were not returned. Megan Matthews, the Prosecutor, declined to comment as her office doesn’t comment on pending investigations.

Walker from the police department said that the stepfather denied any wrongdoing while speaking to investigators.

Walker stated that Lowe had never been in contact with Berea police prior to his arrest. “We knew he was living in our city.”The children’s service workers are currently interviewing the victim and her relatives. He said that an investigation is ongoing.

The mother, the girl, and a 14-year-old boy who is the biological child of Lowe and his wife, are no longer living in the area, Walker said.

The school released a statement stating that it was aware about the incident and that it has notified parents. They also offer counseling to staff and students who are in need.

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