Man Tried To Lure Girl, 13, Into Sex Acts In Bensalem: PD

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —A New Jersey Man has been charged with trying to lure what he believed was a 13-year-old girl into performing sex acts with him, police said.

Bensalem Police have charged Oscar Castillo-Peralta, 53, of Pleasantville, N.J. with attempted involuntary sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors, and related offenses.

He was arraigned by District Justice Joseph Falcone and sent to Bucks County Prison on $3 million bail.

Police said that Castillo-Peralta began a conversation on the KIK social media app with what he believed to be a 13-year-old female starting in mid-January.

They traded phone numbers and started texting before the conversation became sexual over the next few weeks and Castillo-Peralta sent nude pictures of himself to the girl, police said.

Police said he also expressed his desire to perform sexual acts on her and have her perform sexual acts on him.

Castillo-Peralta agreed to meet at her home in Bensalem on Wednesday when the juvenile's mother was not home and she was all alone.

He told her he would dress as a door-to-door religious solicitor and planned to knock on neighbors' doors first so that no one would wonder why he was in the neighborhood.

At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Castillo-Peralta arrived at the girl's home. What he didn't plan for was when police moved in and took him into custody.

Anyone who has information about other juveniles who may have had contact with Castillo-Peralta should submit a CrimeWatch tip or call Bensalem Police at 215-633-3719.