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Govini Fires Founder From Board After Pennsylvania Child-Solicitation Sting Arrest

Pentagon officials are reviewing potential security implications of the case.

Overview

  • Eric T. Gillespie, 57, was charged with four felonies, including unlawful contact with a minor, and a judge denied bail citing flight risk and public safety concerns.
  • The Pennsylvania attorney general’s Child Predator Section and Lebanon County prosecutors say an undercover agent posed online and that Gillespie attempted to arrange a meeting with a preteen.
  • Prosecutors said Gillespie alluded to methods he used to contact children and that investigators found other evidence, and they asked the public to provide additional information.
  • Govini said Gillespie stepped down as CEO nearly a decade ago and had no access to classified information, and the board removed him from the company and its board on Nov. 12.
  • The defense software firm reports more than $100 million in annual revenue, a recent $150 million investment from Bain Capital, and large DoD and GSA contracts including a deal valued at about $919 million.