A Kindergarten teacher is in jail after police say he traveled to a Delaware park to meet with who he thought was a 13-year-old girl.
An investigation began after Scott Gibson, 31, of Bear, Delaware allegedly solicited an undercover detective posing as a 13-year-old girl on the Internet. Gibson provided a cell phone number for the detective to text him to set up a time and place to meet, according to investigators. Investigators say they identified Gibson after obtaining a subpoena for his cell phone records.
Gibson allegedly went to a park in Dover Friday night to meet with who he thought was the girl. Police arrested him when he arrived and then executed a search warrant at his home. During the search, detectives seized Gibson’s laptop and other digital media. Police say the investigation also revealed Gibson was a kindergarten teacher at Kathleen Wilbur Elementary School in Bear. Detectives executed an additional search at the school where Gibson’s State computer was taken into custody.
Gibson is charged with four counts of sexual solicitation of a child under 18. He was arraigned by videophone and ordered to be held in default of $60,000 secured bail. He was taken to James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
Credit: Legislative and External Affairs
Investigators are currently undergoing a complete forensic analysis of digital media seized at Gibson’s home.
