Former Gettysburg Mayor Arrested on Child Sex Charges

ChadAlan Carr, the former mayor of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was arrested on March 13, 2026, on two felony charges related to depicting a child in sexual acts via computer and one misdemeanor count of corruption of minors, authorities announced.

The 48-year-old Gettysburg resident turned himself in to Pennsylvania State Police around 11 a.m. that Friday in Straban Township. The charges stem from alleged online interactions with a teenage boy more than a decade ago, when the victim was between 14 and 17 years old. According to court documents and police affidavits, Carr engaged in grooming behavior, solicited explicit photos, and participated in sexual video chats over Skype. The exchanges reportedly began with flirtatious messages and escalated to the sharing of nude images and mutual sexual acts on camera, directed by Carr. Investigators emphasized that there were no allegations of in-person physical contact.

The investigation began on February 24, 2026, after state police received a report through Pennsylvania's Childline system, a hotline for child abuse concerns. The victim, now an adult, was interviewed the following day and provided details of the relationship. He told...