Levittown Man Arrested For Attempted Sexual Encounter With Child, Police Say

May 12, 2025

Ali Memis. Credit: Bensalem Township police

A man was arrested last Thursday in Bensalem Township after arranging to meet a 13-year-old girl for a sexual encounter, police said.

Ali Memis, 64, of Bristol Township’s Levittown section, is facing numerous charges, including attempted indecent assault, attempted statutory sexual assault, and unlawful contact with minors.

Police said that on May 1, Memis began an online conversation with a juvenile female on a social media app whom he believed to be 13 years old. Over the following week, the conversation became sexual, with Memis allegedly sending messages expressing his desire to perform various sexual acts on the child and wanting to meet in person.

Police said that Memis repeatedly instructed the girl to delete her text messages and photos and inquired if her mother could track her phone.

Memis then arranged to meet the 13-year-old at her apartment in Bensalem Township for a sexual encounter when her mother was not home, police said.

On Thursday, May 8, Memis drove from his workplace in New Jersey to the child’s apartment complex, police said.

As he exited his vehicle to enter the Bensalem Township apartment building, officers were waiting and arrested him without incident. Authorities emphasized that no child was ever in danger during the investigation, police said.

Memis was preliminarily arraigned by District Judge Terry Hughes and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $900,000 bail.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.