Authorities: Police official texted explicit image to teen
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officials say an assistant police chief in Pennsylvania texted a sexually explicit image to a teenage girl, and authorities have arrested him.
WPXI-TV reports Joseph Perciavalle was arrested Friday and charged with distribution of sexually explicit material to a minor. He's the assistant chief in Aliquippa (al-uh-KWIH'-puh).
Authorities say the Beaver County Detective Bureau discovered an explicit image that was sent to a group of cellphones from Perciavalle's personal phone last month. Investigators say the teen was in the group.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say Perciavalle was listed as "Uncle Pere" in the girl's phone.
Perciavalle was named acting police chief this week when Chief Donald Couch was placed on paid administrative leave.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: WPXI-TV, http://www.wpxi.com