NORRISTOWN, Pa. (March 2, 2026) — Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Hatboro Police Chief Mark Ruegg announce the arrest of Dennis Reilly, 76, of Hatboro, on charges related to soliciting a 15-year-old girl for sexual acts.

On Feb. 26, 2026, an adult male and adult female arrived at the Hatboro Police Station to report a concerning interaction between a 15-year-old juvenile and an adult male. They reported to police that a girl was walking her dog with her younger sister when a male, later identified as Reilly, approached the girls and offered them $100 each for photographs of their feet. Following the encounter, the girl received multiple texts from the male, asking for more photographs of her feet.

The reporting adults shared the cellphone with the Hatboro detective, who reviewed the text exchanges. The detective then took over the cellphone and began communicating with Reilly, acting as the teenage girl. In the texts, Reilly asked to meet the girl for sexual activities in exchange for $300. Reilly agreed to meet the girl at the South York Road Wawa in Hatboro at a set time that same day and said they would then drive to his residence for sex, saying he would use a “rubber.” When Reilly arrived at the Wawa on Feb. 26, 2026, he was met and interviewed by Hatboro Police, who also seized his cellphone.

Reilly was arrested on Feb. 27, 2026, and arraigned on charges of Trafficking in Individuals–Recruit/Entice/Solicit, Unlawful Contact With a Minor, Criminal Solicitation–Statutory Sexual Assault, Criminal Use of a Communications Facility and multiple related charges. Reilly was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. On March 2, 2026, a bail review hearing was held in the Court of Common Pleas, and bail was set at $99,000 cash.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m., March 12, 2026, before Magisterial District Judge Todd Stephens. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Margot Weitz, a member of the Family Protection Unit.

If anyone else has had an encounter of a similar nature with Reilly, please call the Hatboro Police at 215-675-2832. 

CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND ANY DISCUSSION THEREOF, ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS AND ALL DEFENDANTS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.