Crime & Safety

Peters Man Charged With Inappropriate Behavior With Teen Girls

Robert Keller reportedly thought the soul of a dead former girlfriend inhabited one of the minors.

PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA - A Peters man is facing criminal charges for allegedly inviting several teen girls over to his home and providing them with alcohol. Robert Keller, 44, of Cedar Hill Drive, Peters, told police he was infatuated with one of the girls because he believed she was inhabited by the soul of a deceased ex-girlfriend.

According to the Observer-Reporter, the criminal complaint against Keller alleges he has three different teen girls over to his home and also sent them sexually explicit text messages. Additionally, he investigated ways to get one of the girls emancipated from her parents.

Two of the girls are 16; the third is 17.

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Keller, a former employee of the Goldfish Swim School in Peters, is charged with interference with custody of children - a third-degree felony - as well as corruption of minors, harassment and furnishing liquor to a minor.

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