A Mercer County man is accused of attempting to communicate inappropriately with a 14-year-old girl in Marion Township and having child sexual abuse material saved on his phone, according to charges filed Monday, Nov. 9, by state police.

Randy Gordon Daye Jr., 37, is charged in two cases, the second because his communication with the girl led police to discover the child sexual abuse material on his phone. He’s charged in one case with two felony counts of sexual abuse of children; and in another case with one felony count each of unlawful contact with a minor and criminal use of a communication facility and misdemeanor corruption of minors.

Police said they spoke with a woman who had taken the girl’s phone on which messages were received on July 15, 2025. While the woman had the girl’s phone, she received a message from an unsaved phone number, later identified as Daye’s, attempting to communicate with her.

Daye eventually sent an unsolicited photo of himself shirtless in front of a bathroom mirror with only a towel around his waist after previously being told the girl was a minor, police said.

Police later searched Daye’s phone and found two saved files of child sexual abuse material and a search history of child sexual abuse material.

Daye’s preliminary hearing has not been scheduled.

He is on parole, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.