Pictures of themselves to him online. Thursday night, jim is off. Im monica malpass. And the the big story on action news tonight is the arrest of brandon speach for alleged crimes targeting children. A mother tells us speach was babysitting her kids when she discovered he was not who he said he was. Christie ileto spoke with her exclusively tonight. Reporter thats right. That mother was so shaken up, understandably so. She said shes the mother of nine works seven days a week and it was while she was at work that this mans mugshot aired on tv. Thats when she said she realized she had left her kids home with an alleged criminal. I said, i gotta go. Im like, i gotta go. Reporter the mother who doesnt want her identity shown choked back tears reliving the moment she discovered she had left her kids home with a wanted man. So i just was racing home or whatever. I got home, calling the cops telling them that was the guy in my house. Hes my babysitter. Reporter brandon speach is facing sexua
Telling them that was the guy in my house. Hes my babysitter. Reporter brandon speach is facing sexual abuse charges among other things for allegedly posing as a woman on social media to solicit nude images of teenage boys. Detectives say it happened over the last three years. How did he gain your trust . He gained my trust because he was working at the school. Reporter Philadelphia City schools confirmed he worked at an Elementary School but through nonprofit education works. They tell action news theyre shocked and deeply troubled by the allegations and reassured parents all our employees, even part time, are required and successfully complete a comprehensive federal and state background check. Im his grandmother. Reporter youre his grandmother. I dont want to talk to you. Reporter speachs family did not want to talk to us. But familiar friends called it jarring. You never expect somebody thats your neighborhood, that you grew up with. He never did anything to my kids. I always quest
Neighborhoods after a powerful storm whipped through the area. Thank you so much for joining us. Im lucy noland. Im iain page. Many homes still without power tonight. In fact, some areas wont have their electricity turned back on until the end of the week. We are live with Team Coverage for you tonight. Fox 29s karen hepp live in parkside with a look at the damage some neighborhoods are dealing with. But lets begin with chief meteorologist Scott Williams. Scott, were under a severe thunderstorm watch. More storms could be headed our way. Thats right, iain. We do have that severe thunderstorm watch until 10 00 oclock pretty much the entire area. The exception Cape May County in south jersey and also southern sections of delaware. The threat is there for scattered gusty storms. We could see winds gusting again over 60 Miles Per Hour as well as some small hail. Lets focus in on ultimate doppler current follow active severe thunderstorm warnings in our viewing area, however, take a look at