Bradley Beun, a high school principal in Springfield, Ohio has been arrested and accused of soliciting from what he believed to be an 8-year-old girl.
Bradley Beun Arrest And Charges
Beun Arrested By FBI. “Brad Beun, 41, of Uniontown, was arrested Friday at a hotel in Akron. The FBI says he was there under the premise of meeting a person and their 8-year-old daughter for sex. According to the FBI, Beun was talking to an undercover FBI agent in an online chat to set up that meeting.” [WKBN]
Beun Was “Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Field High School,” Graduated From University of Akron In 2007. [LinkedIn]
FBI: Beun Had Online Chat With UndercoverFBI Employee. “Mr. Beun is believed to have engaged in an online chat with an FBI employee acting in an undercover capacity on April 15 to 16, 2021. It is alleged that Mr. Beun and the undercover employee discussed Mr. Beun meeting the undercover employee and the employee’s purported eight-year-old daughter at a hotel for sex.” [FBI]
FBI: Beun Went To Hotel With Skittles, Condoms, Nyquil. “On Friday, April 16, 2021, at approximately 10:40 a.m., Mr. Beun arrived at the prearranged location, an Akron, Ohio hotel. Found inside the vehicle Mr. Beun was driving were items requested during the online chat. Skittles, condoms, and a bottle of Nyquil were observed and seized. Mr. Beun was placed into custody by FBI agents and Summit County Sheriff’s Office deputies without incident.” [FBI]
Beun Accused Of Using KiK To Solicit. “During the investigation, an individual using the KiK display name “Davis Bend” with the username “dbend2021” (later identified as Beun) answered the OCE’s post, sending a message on KiK inquiring about having a sexual encounter with an 8-year-old girl who the OCE said was his daughter.” [News 5]
Springfield Superintendent Called Charges “Disturbing News.” “Chuck Sincere, superintendent of the Springfield Local School District in Summit County, shared the “disturbing news” in a letter to parents. The district shared that letter with FOX 8 News on Saturday.” [WKBN]
Beun Barred From School Grounds. ““Mr. Beun is barred from attending all school functions, is not allowed on school grounds, and is prohibited from doing any business on behalf of the school,” the letter from Sincere said.” [Fox 8]
School District: “Deeply Disturbed And Upset.” “We were deeply disturbed and upset to learn that Springfield Local School Director of Special Services Brad Beun was arrested Friday, April 16 by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI has informed us that the allegations involve an incident that did not occur on school grounds and does not involve any student from Springfield Schools.” [School District Letter]
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