Scott Eugene Dietlin
The Petaluma high school teacher arrested after allegedly traveling to San Mateo for sex with whom he thought was a 15-year-old girl he met on MySpace delayed pleas yesterday to four felony charges.
Scott Eugene Dietlin, 34, appeared in court for arraignment but his defense attorney asked for more time to evaluate evidence. Dietlin, who had his initial $550,000 bail hiked to $700,000 at the last court appearance, remains in custody and returns to court Dec. 23.
Dietlin is charged with four felonies, including arranging to meet a minor with a sexual intent. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and registration as a sex offender.
Dietlin reportedly met “Jackie,” a fictional teen girl and exchanged e-mails and a photo before arranging a date in November at which he was met not by his pen pal but Burlingame police.
Two Burlingame teen boys created the person on MySpace.com as a joke with friends — even using a photo of another friend to complete the story — and unexpectedly caught Dietlin in April after he began contacting who he thought was “Jackie,” according to the District Attorney’s Office.
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