Paul Thielemann, and the following men were "special" friends, who decided to share a "special" hobby.
While normally one wouldn't care about the factors that brought such a interesting group of men together to be pals are... this time it's something that seriously needs to be know.
Scary that such a deranged group of people could live so closely together. Even scarier is that one of them was a school bus driver.
school bus driver Paul Benoit, from Milford; utility construction worker Roy Benson, from Leipsic; electrical supplies clerk Lee Blotzer, from Wilmington; swimming pool installer Frank Kesting, from New Castle; contractor Jonathan McKinney, from Wilmington; clerk Christopher Phillips, from Lewes; volunteer firefighter and paid EMT Eric Tyre, from Harrington; materials tester Carl Wilson, from Milton; and corrections officer Derek Wilson, from Dover.
While normally one wouldn't care about the factors that brought such a interesting group of men together to be pals are... this time it's something that seriously needs to be know.
Delaware State Police say the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children contacted them in late January of this year. Police say that tip led them to Thielemann, who in turn led them to the other nine men.
Court documents show that Roy Benson, a previously convicted sex offender, talked about with Thielemann about sex with young children.
Police say they arrested Wilson in connection with the investigation.
Documents allege the rest of the men exchanged child pornography with Thielemann.
Police point to the geographic proximity of the arrested men as one unusual twist in this case, since with internet crimes, people may easily be in different states or even different countries.
The 10 men combined are facing about 100 charges, most of them felonies. Some of charges include sexual exploitation of a child, dangerous crime against a minor, and possession of child pornography.
According to Delaware code, the combined possession of child pornography charges alone could mean up to 150 years in prison.
Scary that such a deranged group of people could live so closely together. Even scarier is that one of them was a school bus driver.