Peters Township (Pa.) High School senior charged with running criminal network to abuse, exploit minorsBy Cara Sapida,
WPXI-TVFebruary 20, 2026 at 1:37 pm EST
A Peter’s Township High School senior was just arrested and charged with operating a criminal network involving “catfishing” and “sextortion.” 18-year-old Zachariah Meyers, who is reportedly president of the senior class and a Peter’s Township athlete, is accused of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of more than 20 underage victims. ...
Online court records show Meyers is facing more than 300 felony charges....
Meyers used several different accounts that used images of other people, including an adult film performer from the Netherlands who is not believed to be involved in the network, police say.
The victims reportedly believed they were communicating with an attractive young woman.
The victims told police that the criminal activity included solicitation of nude images, production of pornographic videos and videotaping private areas of Peters Township High School.
At least 14 victims sent pornographic material of themselves, and at least one sent videos of a private area in the high school. One victim claimed he was coerced into having sex on two occasions with different adult men. ...
Geez, what a sick kid. Peters Township is an upper-middle class suburb south of Pittsburgh.
