Police allege a 19-year-old Bethlehem man hoping to rekindle a former relationship sent lewd text messages to a 17-year-old girl earlier this month and threatened her when she spurned his come-ons.

Aaron Jermaine Gregory, of the 1000 block of Evans Street, sent messages displaying a lack of respect for women, and garbled, misspelled text, police said.

According to police:

On Aug. 31, Gregory sent the girl several messages including:

"Aite well its not up ta u weatha we 2getha or nd keep gettin smart nd ignorin me nd ima sneak up on u nd i mean dat."

" ... wont be exceptin it cuz its gonna happen when u think i fa got."

On Sept. 2, he wrote:

"Yo i swear if u aint at the liberty afta skoo ima take it ta ya crib."

"Lol ... u dun dug yaself a deep hole nd i highly doubt u cud get yaself out of it so u mind as well jus lay down nd throw dirt on yaself."

Police charged Gregory with making terroristic threats, harassment and stalking. He was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail.