Ex-Pennsylvania art teacher indicted for sex with minors in PH

A former high school art teacher in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania was indicted Monday, June 27 for having sex with minors during frequent travels to the Philippines.

U.S. prosecutors say that Craig Alex Levin, 63, of King of Prussia, was arrested May 24 in Cebu, Philippines, in the company of a 15-year-old girl he was taking to his hotel room.

(A Lower Merion School district spokesperson clarified that the arrested man is not Craig R. Levin, who was a Lower Merion High School ice hockey coach between 2014 and 2017.)

Craig Alex Levin. FACEBOOK

Investigators said Levin paid the girl $20 plus chocolates for sex on three occasions in the last two years. Levin also allegedly helped her get a fake ID to get past hotel security guards.

The girl is believed to be only one of several whom Levin contacted over Facebook for illicit photos or sex during his frequent trips to the Philippines.

Philippine police allegedly found handcuffs, women’s underwear and two notebooks filled with names of more than 70 underage girls in a Philippines hotel room rented to Levin.

The notebooks allegedly listed girls ranging from 12 to 17 years old, each with annotations next ranking them based on features such as face, body and personality.

The complaint against Levin says another 15-year-old girl told Philippine authorities that she had sex with Levin several times after contacting him over Facebook, the complaint says.

The case emerged from a joint investigation by the FBI, the Washington-based human rights organization International Justice Mission, the Philippine National Police, and other Philippine agencies.

It’s not clear whether Levin has been returned to the United States to face the charges here or if he will remain in the Philippines until the case against him there is resolved.