Who is Daniel Erickson Johnson City Middle school principal arrested after using Snapchat to lure an

Posted by Arica Deslauriers on Sunday, May 19, 2024

Daniel Erickson, a middle school principal of the Johnson City in New York who is 55 years old, was arrested on Friday, July 7

He was pretending to be a young adult so he could hook up with a 16-year-old student on social media and have s*x with her.

The Broome County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Daniel Erickson, the principal of Johnson City Middle School, used Snapchat to lure a girl under the age of 18 to a rural place to have s*xual contact.

Who is Daniel Erickson Johnson City Middle school NY principal arrested after using Snapchat to lure an underage girl

Authorities found out about the situation on July 5 and said that Erickson had been talking to the teen for at least a week before he was arrested on July 7. Erickson was caught when he showed up at the remote spot with a box of condoms, a Grimace milkshake from McDonald’s, and chicken nuggets for his illegal hookup with the teenager.

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Daniel Erickson pretended to be a young adult before telling the teenage girl who he really was. Authorities said that Daniel Erickson had been talking to the teen for at least a week before he was arrested. When he first started talking to the student on Snapchat, he acted as a young adult.

Soon after, he supposedly told the teen who he really was by using information from the school district’s database to prove who he was. Officials said that in the days before he was arrested on Friday, Erickson tried to meet with the girl several times and even went to her house. But he heard that the girl never came out to meet him.

Daniel Erickson’s arrest in a remote meeting spot

Two days later, Ericson supposedly talked the girl into meeting him in the remote place. The school director was supposed to meet the teenager in a remote area, where the police said they were waiting.

Soon after Erickson arrived at the remote spot, he was taken into custody by the police. Sheriff Fred Akshar made a statement after the school director was arrested about how bad it was that people who were supposed to look out for the safety of children were caught using them.

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“As a father, I know this is a nightmare scenario for any parent. We entrust our schools with the care and safety of our children, and to have an individual violate that trust, abuse their power and prey on a very student charged in our schools’ care is beyond disgusting.”

Daniel Erickson placed on leave amidst scandal

Akshar also said that he was grateful to the school board for helping with the investigation. Eric Race, who is in charge of the Johnson City Central School District, said that Erickson was put on administrative leave. In a quote from a statement that Fox News used, Race said:

“The district is taking all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure the safety and security of our students, staff and the public. We understand the extreme, unfortunate and negative impacts Mr Erickson’s alleged actions are causing problems for our school district, our students, our parents, and our community.”

Daniel Erickson was sent to the Broome County Correctional Facility without bail and was charged with luring a child and trying to r*pe him on Friday.

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