DUBOIS – A DuBois man accused of showing online pornographic videos to a teenage girl, as well as having sexual contact and taking an inappropriate picture of her pleaded guilty Thursday instead of taking his case to trial in Clearfield County Court.
Jarrod Morgan Gesin, 36, of DuBois pleaded guilty to all of the charges, including photograph/film/depict on computer sex act/knowingly or permitting child; child pornography; corruption of minors; and indecent assault. “It’s the same as going to trial and getting a conviction on everything,” said District Attorney William A. Shaw Jr.
Gesin will have to undergo an assessment to determine if he is a sexually violent predator. An assessment hearing and sentencing will be scheduled within 90 days, and Gesin’s sentence will be up to the judge, he said. Shaw noted that Gesin has a prior record, but he wasn’t certain if it included any sex-related offenses.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, DuBois City police received a report about a sexual assault from a teenage girl on Feb. 15, 2015. The day before, she told police she was alone in the living area with Gesin watching television when he brought up the topic of pornography and asked if she watched any.
The victim told police that Gesin then accessed pornographic Web sites on his cell phone and showed videos to her. She said Gesin was mostly watching the videos while she was trying to watch a movie on television. She also told police that Gesin showed her images, which contained nudity, of his “online girlfriend” from his cell phone.
According to the victim, Gesin talked inappropriately to her. She also said he took an inappropriate picture of her, as well as had sexual contact with her during the incident.
Police obtained and executed a search warrant, seizing a phone, charger and cable from Gesin’s room. Gesin asked police if he could show them the pictures on his phone, as he believed he knew why they were seizing it.
During an interview with police, Gesin admitted to watching pornographic videos from Web sites while at the house. However, he claimed that he stopped when the victim came downstairs.
When police asked him how the victim knew which pornographic Web sites he was on, Gesin replied that she must have seen the screen on his cell phone. Gesin denied that he had any sexual contact with the victim or that he had any naked pictures of her.
Police said a search warrant was obtained and executed on the cell phone. Pennsylvania State Police then conducted a forensic examination of the cell phone, which turned up an inappropriate picture of the victim; it had been taken on the date and time coinciding with her report to police.