Former Pennsylvania substitute teacher and coach arrested for alleged child sex abuse, police say

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) – Police in Montgomery County have arrested a former substitute teacher and baseball coach for allegedly sexually abusing children, trafficking minors and other charges.

Springfield Township police announced Monday the arrest of Tyler Degiacomo, 33, of Oreland, for allegedly trafficking or sexually abusing at least four children in Pennsylvania and Alabama, according to police.

Degiacomo was a former substitute teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Township School District as well as a baseball coach and umpire.

A parent contacted police in March after finding “sexual abuse material” on her daughter's phone that had been sent to a man in his 30s, police said.

Springfield Township detectives found four victims, including two from Montgomery County with whom Degiacomo allegedly had sex, police said. Degiacomo allegedly paid another child victim in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, for sexually explicit material and coerced a victim in Houston County, Alabama, into sending him “child sexual abuse material,” according to the police.

The suspect contacted the victims on TikTok and Snapchat, police said.

Degiacomo was arraigned Saturday and bail was set at $500,000 cash. He was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. His preliminary hearing is set for June 11.

Springfield Township Police detectives are asking for help in identifying any additional victims. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Stephen Craig at (215) 836-1601 x 1232.