ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A months-long investigation led to the arrest of Theodore Magee. Allegheny Township police said he wanted to buy a 6-year-old girl, offering $5,000 to her mother.
Court documents describe Magee, 44, as a friend of the girl’s family. But in April, the child’s mother told police that Magee assaulted her daughter in his home on Gene Drive and also expressed interest in buying her. A text message was sent from Magee to the victim’s mother requesting to purchase the girl, police said.
Magee had shown officers messages and videos on his cell phone, where he referred to the victim as his girlfriend, according to police. He told police that he and the child slept on the same air mattress together when she spent the night at his house and hugged. Police spoke with the little girl, who told them Magee put his hands inside her pants.
This isn’t the first time Magee has been in trouble with the law. Court records show a long criminal history, including assault and harassment charges in a separate case filed last year.
“It’s disturbing, to say the least,” Chief Daniel Uncapher said. “These investigations are never easy.”
Uncapher told Channel 11 the investigation actually started with a call Magee made to police himself to report an alleged incident between the 6-year-old and another child. But police soon realized there was more to his story.
“Through the investigation, we identified the actor or the defendant in this case. The investigation proceeded at that point in time and resulted in a set of criminal charges being filed,” Uncapher said.
Magee faces several charges in this case, including trafficking and indecent assault of a child under 13. He’s being held in the Westmoreland County Prison.
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