Mike Dozer One of Six Men Charged In Federal Case Involving 14-Year-Old, Including His Longtime Boyfriend, Who Committed Suicide

Local news out of Pennsylvania has been continuing to cover the federal case and local charges that have been brought against six men, all of whom allegedly corresponded with and exchanged photos with the same 14-year-old boy, and three of whom, including Mike Dozer and his long-term boyfriend Paul Gavin Britton, met him for sex. More details of the case are now emerging, and most tragically it’s come to light that the 45-year-old Britton has already taken his own life.

Britton committed suicide in February, as the Philadelphia Examiner reports, while Dozer was incarcerated and while he was awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania. Dozer remains in federal custody.

The other four men charged on child porn charges, who range in age from 22 to 58, are Matthew Krapf, 43, of Pennsylvania; Jason Scott Becktold, 42, of Oklahoma City; Mark Wilczopolski, 22, of Pennsylvania; and Glenn Kriczky, 58, of Pennsylvania. Only Krapf and Dozer, whose real name is Christopher Steele, stand accused of having sex with the underage boy. Britton allegedly did as well. The state charges against Dozer include reckless endangerment of a minor, because he is HIV positive.

Their activity came to light, prosecutors said Friday, after the boy’s parents learned of their son’s contact with the men in October and reported it to police. Through their investigation, authorities identified five other minors who were allegedly victimized by one or more of the accused.

Dozer, as we learned earlier, was arrested in December. He (or possibly his attorney) tweeted last week that he was excited to be able to see his mom in what was his first visitation and contact with his family in four months. Also, via press release, Dozer’s attorney Kevin Mark Wray says, “My client denies the charges brought against him and looks forward to the opportunity to face these charges in court, be it the Court of Common Pleas in Norristown or Federal Court in Philadelphia. My client appreciates the support of his many friends and fans.”

Dozer’s attorney is expected, at least in part, to argue that Dozer did not know the boy was underage because they were communicating on the app Jack’d, which requires users to be 18. Early reports, however, suggested Dozer may have confessed otherwise, but we can not confirm that.

You can watch the latest local news coverage on the case here.

[WFMZ]
[Philly.com]

25 thoughts on “Mike Dozer One of Six Men Charged In Federal Case Involving 14-Year-Old, Including His Longtime Boyfriend, Who Committed Suicide”

  1. times have sure changed. not that long ago, in the early days of the internet (circa 1999-2001) when chatrooms were popular and yahoo groups were filled with porn, pedo shit happened all the time and people looked the other way. i can still remember reading many posts in internet sex groups about teens (13-17) wanting to hook up with older guys. unlike today, with the slew of fake profiles and catfishers, these people actually existed and you could get someone to your house or a public restroom within the hour. it was fairly common to get fucked by someone twice or triple your age and nobody flinched the way they do today.

  2. Everyone in this scenario is at fault, there are no innocent parties here. Stop pretending teenagers are mindless people without sex drives and the capability to go after men they want. When I was his age I would have jumped at the first chance I got to fuck hot guys much older than myself.

  3. No one has seen the boy. Wake up people. Havent you read any of those articles when teachers have sex with students and you say “how could that have happened?” then in a later interview (i.e. 20/20) they show the kid and you go “omg he looks 20”. Not fair to call these guys peds until you’ve seen the boy. As far as Mike having child porn on his phone: that is definitely fucked up if it really was child porn and he should be punished for that. People who watch child porn are equally culpable for supporting that crap and perpetuating the abuse of minors.

  4. Parents aren’t watching what their young teen is up to? Check.
    Teen is going through puberty and willing to do stupid shit for sex? Check.
    Idiots of legal age fucking around with something too good to be true? Check.

    Nothing to be proud of occurred in this scenario and someone has died. This is a colossal tragedy that everyone has had a hand in and no one stopped to think of the consequences.

  5. if a horny 14 year old is mature enough to download apps such as grindr, and pretend to be a legal consenting adult in the hopes of ‘hooking’ up with other men then, he’s not a victim. And as I stated his parents share the blame in this mess. Parents who turn a blind eye to what kinds are doing on their smart phones or on their bedroom computers and not taking a proactive role in parenthood are just as disgusting.

    1. All of that may be true but these 6 guys are pedophiles. You can’t just say let the guys go because the victim was supposedly asking for it.

    2. How can the parents share the blame? Aren’t they the ones that are pursuing charges against these men? Have you heard otherwise? And regardless of what you think, a 14 year old is not mature enough and isn’t at all libel when it comes to sex with an adult. In that regard, there is absolutely no grey area. Adding in that Dozer is a pedophile who is HIV+ makes it even more seedy.

  6. As repulsive as Dozer and these other men are, I don’t like hearing about anyone taking their own life. This entire scenario is disturbing.

      1. I’m not losing sleep over it. But the whole thing is just sad. These five guys were so stupid, so consumed by something awful, that their lives are wasted now. One guy is dead. And these kids are going to be messed up forever. And for what?

    1. One of these guys used the boy to tape his classmates undressing in the locker room. Others made him pose for pornography. One sent him underwear in the mail to make sure he wore it on webcam. Maybe the parents aren’t the fucktards you think they are.

  7. The comments on this story are disgusting. Way to blame the victim while simultaneously perpetuating the worst stereotypes of gay men. They should all rot in jail–hot or not.

  8. Such a sad story. Protecting children from predators is one thing, protecting children when they are culpable for their actions is another and it’s wrong to think that some horny 14 year old didn’t know what he was doing, and his parents are just as responsible for this.

      1. I unfortunately beg to differ. There are so many kids these days that sexually mature at a rapid rate, moreso than 20 years ago. It’s a sad fact. The thing is yes I agree there is something seriously wrong with this kid that he can’t go out and find kids his age to mess around with, but at the same time these men are old enough to be responsible enough not to let this kid tempt them. It does not matter whether the kid was asking or begging for it, the laws of statutory rape are extremely clear.

    1. Sad but true. 4 of them are handsome and could definitely have no problem trying to find men to hook up with, but they decided to go and pursue the under-aged.

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