Man charged with indecent assault on a child

MAHANOY CITY – A man is accused of indecent assault and indecent exposure involving a child in this borough.

Mahanoy City Police said that charges were filed in relation to a complaint received in May from a local emergency room, reporting that a child there was alleging inappropriate physical contact by 22-year-old Jamie David, said to have occurred at the child’s home in the borough.

An investigation was subsequently undertaken, involving Schuylkill County Children and Youth Services, as well as the Children’s Resource Center at Pinnacle Health, Harrisburg, leading to the arrest today.

David was taken into custody at a relative’s home in Saint Clair, charged with indecent assault, indecent exposure, corruption of minors, intimidation, and retaliation or obstruction in child abuse cases.

David was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Anthony Kilker and committed to Schuylkill County Prison in lieu of $50,000 straight cash bail.

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