A Port Allegany man is in McKean County Jail on allegations that he failed to register his Instagram accounts as required under Megan’s Law.
Aaron D. Davis, 28, of 66 Volney St., was arraigned Tuesday night before District Judge William Todd on charges of failure to provide accurate registration information, a first-degree felony, and failure to register with state police, a second-degree felony.
According to the criminal complaint, on Feb. 17, the State Police Megan’s Law Unit asked Port Allegany Police to verify information on Davis because they received a tip that he was not living at his address of 66 Volney St. and that he was using Instagram accounts that he did not register with state police.
Port Allegany Police confirmed that Davis was living on Volney Street; however, they learned that a complaint had been filed with Bradford City Police alleging that Davis had contacted a 13-year-old girl on Instagram several times despite being told several times that she did not want contact with him, the complaint stated.
Davis was sending her photographs of himself and asking her to send him photographs and information, according to court records.
Port Allegany Police found three Instagram accounts that belonged to him. The Megan’s Law Unit confirmed that Davis had not registered these accounts as required, court records allege.
When police talked to Davis, he admitted that he opened three Instagram accounts but said he kept losing the passwords so he did not think he had to register them, according to the complaint.
Davis is in McKean County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is set for April 19.
He has a case pending in Potter County for similar charges. On Dec. 21, four felony counts of failure to register with state police were filed against him. He was free on $5,000 unsecured bail for the Potter County charges when the allegations in McKean County occurred, court records indicate.
He had a criminal conference scheduled for Wednesday in Potter County Court.
Davis was convicted in 2018 in New York State of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, according to the state police Megan’s Law website. He must register as a sex offender for 25 years.
