Editor's note: we have removed the block number from the address of the accused, as the current occupants have reached out to confirm the accused no longer resides at the address provided in the criminal complaint.
A Hatfield Township man is behind bars after police allege
that he raped and repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl while she was in
his care.
James Maloney, 37, who resided on Moyer Road at the time of the incident, has been charged with felony counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, statutory sexual assault, indecent assault, corruption of minors, unlawful sexual contact with a minor and endangering the welfare of a child, as well as a misdemeanor count of indecent assault without consent, in connection with the investigation.
Maloney is currently at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of $500,000 bail, following his preliminary arraignment on the charges on Dec. 29.
According to the criminal complaint, police were contacted by the mother of the victim on Sept. 2, 2020, who stated that her daughter had disclosed that she was sexually assaulted by Maloney while in his care sometime prior to March 2020. The report states that the victim said Maloney made her perform oral sex on him up to three times, and the victim later stated that Maloney also allegedly performed oral sex on her.
The victim was 6 years old at the time of the abuse, police said.
On Oct. 28, 2020, Montgomery County Detectives interviewed Maloney at the Hatfield Township Police Department following a polygraph examination, the report states. Investigators said that Maloney admitted that his penis had been in the child’s mouth one time, but Maloney stated that he had fallen asleep with the child on his couch, and when he awoke, the child had placed his erect penis in her mouth, the report states.
Maloney was taken into custody on Dec. 29, according to court records. His next court appearance is a preliminary hearing on Jan. 12 at 10:30 a.m. in front of Magisterial District Judge Andrea Duffy.
(All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using court records and the affidavit of probable cause.)
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