Pa. man charged with child sex offenses

January 30, 2014 at 2:16a.m.

NEW CASTLE, PA.

A Wayne Township man, Gerald Lee Hermann, 61, of 184 Calverts Lane, charged with aggravated indecent assault of a child and other offenses in connection with an 8-year-old girl, was arraigned Wednesday before Magistrate Jerry Cartwright in Ellwood City, Pa.

Hermann is also accused of corruption of minors, a third-degree felony, and indecent assault and endangering welfare of children, both misdemeanors, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report.

The suspect is being held in Lawrence County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Lawrence County Central Court.