A Drexel Hill man is facing dozens of child sex abuse charges after he allegedly sent and requested nude images to a juvenile patient whom he met while working as a medical technician at the Horsham Clinic.
The investigation began in early September, after investigators with the Hatfield Township Police Department received a ChildLine referral regarding the possible sexual abuse of a 16-year-old female living in the township.
Police said the teen’s mother had discovered that her daughter was engaged in some sort of relationship with a male staffer she had met while in treatment at the inpatient behavioral and emotional hospital in the spring. She said the two had since exchanged nude images of themselves and had unsuccessfully made arrangements for a sexual encounter, according to police.
Investigators conducted a forensic interview of the victim on Sept. 14, at which point she identified the staffer as 24-year-old Tayib Inniss, according to the criminal complaint. The victim told police that Inniss slipped her his phone number with a note that said "shh…” as she was being discharged from the facility, and what began as friendly conversation quickly turned sexual, according to the complaint.
The report states that Inniss told the victim that he wanted to watch her shower while she was at the facility, but there were too many people around. After expressing concern about the victim’s age, police said Inniss requested nude photos of the victim, which she sent. Inniss also sent the victim photos of his genitals, as well as videos of him having sex with other women, according to the complaint.
Police said they could not determine if the girls in the alleged videos were of the age of consent.
Inniss and the victim later arranged to meet for "car sex,” however Inniss was unable to make it, the report states. Communication between the two deteriorated from that point, as Inniss had learned that the victim had told several friends — who were also former patients of the Horsham Clinic — about her relationship with Inniss, according to the complaint.
In the weeks that followed, Inniss sent a handful of text and audio messages to the victim expressing concern that their relationship could be made public and requesting that she delete the messages and conversations, the report states. In one message dated Aug. 19, Inniss allegedly said "I think its best we just not communicate at all at this point, and I put it on my mom everything you ever sent to me is gone for months now,” according to the complaint.
When police served search warrants on Inniss’ Snapchat and Apple accounts, however, they recovered "numerous photos and videos of the victim” either partially or fully nude, as well as their text history, according to the complaint.
As a result of the investigation, Inniss was charged on Jan. 13 with 26 felony counts of criminal solicitation of child pornography, 26 felony counts of knowingly permitting a child to engage in a prohibited sex act, 26 felony counts of possession of child pornography, one felony count of attempted unlawful contact with a minor, one felony count of disseminating sexually explicit material to a minor and a misdemeanor count of corruption of minors.
Later that day, Inniss was arraigned by District Judge Marc Alfarano, who set bail at $50,000 unsecured. Inniss was then released from custody, and his next court appearance is a preliminary hearing on Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. in front of District Judge Ed Levine.
When reached for comment, an official with the Horsham Clinic said the facility conducted an investigation as soon as they became aware of the allegations. The official said Inniss was initially placed on administrative leave, however he has since been terminated.
“We have stringent policies in place for background checks, hiring and training of all employees,” said Kim Whitelock, CEO and Managing Director of the Horsham Clinic. “We condemn the behavior allegedly displayed by the individual, as it is inconsistent with our standards and values.”
“The Horsham Clinic remains fully committed to our mission of providing high quality treatment programs and services to patients with special, and sometimes complex, mental health needs,” Whitelock said.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using court records and the affidavit of probable cause.
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