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Connellsville man charged with sexually assaulting young girl

By Alyssa Choiniere achoiniere@heraldstandard.Com 1 min read

A Connellsville man is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl when she was 7 or 8 years old.

Joshua N. Johns, 33, of North 1st Street is facing one count of indecent assault of a person less than 13, a misdemeanor.

The girl disclosed the alleged assault to family members in June, and reported in a forensic interview that Johns had touched her inappropriately, according to the affidavit of probable cause filed in his case. The case was filed by Connellsville Police Department. The alleged assault occurred at a Connellsville home in 2017 or 2018 when Johns was 31 or 32, police said.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ does not identify those who allege they are victims of sexual assault.

Connellsville Police interviewed Johns, who denied the allegation.

The case was filed before Magisterial District Judge Ronald Haggerty Jr.

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