A 69-year-old Texas man has been arrested after sexually assaulting a juvenile over several months in South Jersey, Pennsville Police said.
PENNSVILLE TWP. -- A 69-year-old Texas man has been arrested after sexually assaulting a juvenile over several months in South Jersey, Pennsville Police said.
WalshPatrick Walsh, of Henrietta, Texas, was taken in to the Salem County Correctional Facility, in Mannington, Thursday morning.
Walsh faces charges of sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, and endangering the welfare of a child.
The charges stem from sexual assault claims that occurred from April to June 2014 in a house, located in Pennsville Township, authorities said.
Walsh was living in Salem County at the time.
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Reports of the alleged assault surfaced in July of this year.
A warrant was issued for Walsh out of Pennsville Township this past September after he left the state.
Walsh was found in Texas and extradited back to New Jersey where he is currently being held at the county correctional facility on $300,000 bail.
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