Emmaus Man Charged with Sexting Teen Student

An Emmaus man who teaches at Dieruff High School in Allentown was charged this afternoon with texting sexually explicit messages to a 16-year-old student, according to a press release distributed by the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office.

Timothy C. Moll, of 556 Evergreen St., was charged with one count each of corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor, both third-degree felonies. It is alleged that 25-year-old Moll asked for naked photographs of the student, asked her to talk about sex and promised extra points toward the girl’s grades.

A police investigation began in January, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by the Allentown police officer assigned to the Special Victims Unit, after a female student was sent to the principal’s office at Dieruff for using a cell phone during class. School officials were told that the student had been receiving “sexts” from a Dieruff teacher.

Reviews of Moll on ratemyteachers.com describe him as a “great gentleman,” “down to earth” and “very patient.”

Moll was arraigned in Lehigh County Central Booking earlier today and was released on $20,000 unsecured bail.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for 9 a.m. on April 13, in the office of District Judge Michael D’Amore, the release says.