06/03/2026
PRESS RELEASE
Case # 26-024438
June 3, 2026
FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN SECOND ARREST
In December of 2025 the Abington Police Department received information that a male suspect was soliciting a minor female for sexual acts and nude/sexually explicit photos and videos in the Willow Grove section of the Township. As a result of the ensuing investigation, the suspect was identified as 38 yr old Deren Thach and it was learned that there were other minor female victims.
On March 6, 2026 a search warrant was executed at Thach’s apartment in Ambler, Pa. Digital evidence was seized and analyzed for Child Sexual Assault Material (CSAM) as well as other evidence of his crimes.
Based on the findings of this analysis, a warrant was issued for Deren Thach charging him with several counts of Sexual Abuse of Children as well as Corruption of Minors, and Unlawful Contact with a minor, all felony offenses.
On March 12, 2026 Thach turned himself into the Abington Township Police Department and was arraigned by District Justice Jodi Griffis who set bail at $1,000,000.00 cash.
Following the arrest of Deren Thach on March 12, 2026, the investigation continued, resulting in the identification of eight additional minor victims.
On June 2, 2026, Deren Thach was arrested at his residence in the Ambler section of Lower Gwynedd Township. He was charged with numerous violations of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, including the felony offenses of R**e, Involuntary Deviate Sexual In*******se, Corruption of Minors, Sexual Abuse of Children/Possessing Child Sexual Assault Material, Statutory Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault, and Trafficking in Individuals. In total, Thach was charged with 161 felony counts and 16 misdemeanor counts.
On June 3, 2026 Deron Thach was arraigned by District Justice Juanita Price who set bail at $1,000,000.00 cash.
This investigation was conducted jointly by the Abington Township Police Department, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, the Warwick Township Police Department, and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Assistance was also provided by the Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department, and the Ambler Borough Police Department.
If anyone has additional information regarding this investigation or believes they may have been a victim of Deren Thach, they are asked to contact Detective Alison Gontowski of the Abington Police Special Victims Unit at 267-536-1113 or [email protected].
CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND ANY DISCUSSION THEREFORE, ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS AND ALL DEFENDANTS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.
Approved for Release by Deputy Chief Ed Quinn
