A Schuylkill County police officer has been accused of sexually abusing animals and children and uploading videos of the abuse, court documents show. Christopher J. Cordes, 29, was suspended.. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that Christopher J. Cordes, 29, of Nazareth, was indicted on the charges by a federal grand jury. According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment alleges that while employed as a Tamaqua police officer, Cordes communicated with at least one minor victim on a social media platform, whom he.
Scranton, Pa. — A former officer with the Tamaqua Police Department is facing an indictment by a federal grand jury for numerous child sex crimes and "animal crushing," according to the US Attorney's Office. Christopher J. Cordes, age 29, of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, was indicted for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, attempted receipt of and.. Former Tamaqua officer Christopher Cordes, 29, was charged with numerous child sexual abuse crimes and possession of child pornography.