Former police officer pleads guilty after accusations of exchanging porn with teen, giving him alcohol

VERONA, Pa. — A former Verona police officer pleaded guilty in connection with accusations that he gave a 16-year-old boy alcohol and marijuana in addition to exchanging pornographic images with him.

The investigation into Anthony Ogline, who had worked as a part-time officer there since 2015, started in January when the boy from Whitehall left school in the middle of the day and got into what turned out to be Ogline’s car on Jan. 16.

A few weeks after the investigation started, Ogline was fired via a unanimous vote by the borough’s council.

On Oct. 29, District Attorney Mike Manko said Ogline pleaded guilty to one count of corruption of minors and one count of furnishing alcohol to minors. In exchange for the plea, all remaining charges were withdrawn by the DA’s office.

Judge Jill Rangos sentenced Ogline to 18 months probation.

According to court documents, Ogline met the 16-year-old on the dating app Grindr and met him in person for the first time about three weeks ago. The teen told Ogline on the app that he was 17 years old, to which Ogline allegedly replied, “That’s OK. Consent is 16 years old.”

But the age of consent in Pennsylvania is actually 18 if one person involved in the relationship is over 18 years old.

Police said he picked the teen up from school in January and took him back to his house to stay for a few days, and admits having sexual acts with the teen. Documents said the two smoked marijuana, watched movies, drank mojitos and took shots.

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