New Castle man jailed for spanking, assaulting girl in his home

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP)

A city man is jailed on charges that he sent lewd text messages to a girl staying in his home, then spanked and indecently assaulted her.

Online court records do not list an attorney for 42-year-old Brad Korpela, of New Castle, who’s charged with aggravated indecent assault, simple assault and harassment. A phone listed in his name was not in service Friday.

Korpela reportedly sent text messages to a girl sleeping in his home, instructing her to come downstairs so he could spank her early Saturday. Police say Korpela did that with a wooden paddle with holes drilled in it but only after ordering her to

undress and bend over a chair. Police say Korpela threatened to do the same thing to the girl’s friend, also sleeping upstairs, if she resisted.