Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Craig Coleman

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child sexual abuse materia.



”This predator is a potential danger to every child in his proximity,” Attorney General Sunday said. "He has proven time and time again that he will not be deterred from targeting and harming children — even while on parole or bail conditions. One of my core missions as Attorney General is to protect children, and our Child Predator Section will continue with proactive investigations to stop offenders.”



The Office of Attorney General charged Coleman in 2023 with child sexual abuse material — at the time, he was on parole for a 2017 conviction of manufacturing child pornography and statutory sexual assault.



In February — while out on bail from the 2023 charges — Coleman contacted a girl online, and, after becoming aware of her age, repeatedly sexually abused her. He paid the girl and recorded some of the conduct, then tried to prevent her from cooperating with police.



In that case, he is also charged with unlawful contact with a minor, manufacturing child pornography, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, and intimidation of witnesses or victims. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for July 22.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced for felony sexual abuse of children for possessing child sexual abuse material and was sentenced to 36 years in prison. The judge deemed Coleman a “sexually violent predator” who must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.