How Could You? Hall of Shame-John Michael Evans UPDATED

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Tullytown, Pennsylvania, “District Attorney Matthew D. Weintraub announced the arrest of [foster parent] John Michael Evans on Tuesday June 16, 2020.”

“Investigators say Evans, 40, was arrested on counts of rape, child pornography, sex trafficking of a minor and related counts stemming from abuse that occurred over three years.”

“According to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, Evans had extensive contact with other children in his professional and personal life and it is possible there may be additional victims in this case. Prior to his arrest, Evans worked as a bus driver for the Pennsbury and Bristol Township school districts. Investigators also believe Evans had involvement with youth sports.

Evans is accused of abusing the boys separately and repeatedly between January 2017 and June 2020.

According to a criminal complaint, the boy said Evans began abusing him in April shortly after the boy, then 16, was placed in Evans’ care. Incidents of abuse occurred “too many times to count,” a criminal complaint says.

Investigators say in addition to abusing the boy himself, Evans possessed nude photographs of the boy and arranged sexual encounters with other men in which he included the boy. The complaint says he instructed the victim to indicate he was an adult if the men asked.

Evans also told the boy about his abuse of the previous victim, the criminal complaint says. He told the boy no one believed the first victim, nor would anyone believe him should he report the abuse, investigators said.”

DA: Foster parent among three men charged with sexually abusing boys in Bucks County

[Fox 29 6/17/2020]

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Update:“A Tullytown Borough man who previously worked as a school bus driver pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two teenage boys.

John Michael Evans, 40, of Tullytown’s Levittown section, pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and one count of sex trafficking of a minor before Bucks County Judge Raymond McHugh Tuesday morning, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.

Evans had sentencing deferred for 30 days so he can undergo an evaluation by the Sex Offender Assessment Board.

According to authorities, the 40 year old man abused the two teens separately. One of the boys was a foster child placed in the care of Evans and his wife.

The foster child, who was 16 at the time of the abuse, was placed in the care of the Evans family in April 2020 and the sexual abuse began not long after and continued until June, authorities said.

Deputy District Attorney Mary Kate Kohler said in court that the foster child relayed that Evans’ sexual abuse happened “too many times to count.”

The sexual abuse often occurred when Evans gave him alcohol or money for marijuana, Tullytown Borough police said.

The foster child said Evans had nude photos of him and set up sexual encounters with other men that included the teen. Evans told the teen to tell the men that he had graduated high school, according to police.

Evans reportedly told the boy he had sexually abused another boy and no one would believe him if he went to authorities.

The second victim – a 17-year-old boy – first reported his abuse by Evans to authorities in December 2019.

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said the 17 year old’s report of sexual abuse was not able to be corroborated at the time, but the second boy coming forward pushed the case forward and led to charges being filed last June.

Evans worked as a bus driver in both the Bristol Township and Pennsbury school districts. He also previously coached youth sports in the Levittown area.

According to court records, Evans’ wife filed for divorce days after his arrest.”

Bus Driver Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing Two Teens, Including Foster Child

[Levitttown Now 2/9/21 by Tom Sofield]