(Editor’s note: due to the nature of this incident, some of the details contained within the criminal complaint are being withheld in order to protect the identity of the victim.)
A Hatfield Township man is facing more than 100 sex abuse charges following a recent investigation by the Lansdale Borough Police Department.
Brian Marchini, 46, has been charged with felony counts of rape – forcible compulsion, rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, false imprisonment, aggravated indecent assault, sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, endangering the welfare of a child, as well as related misdemeanor offenses in connection with the investigation.
According to the criminal complaint, Lansdale Police received information on Nov. 2, 2020, relating to a female who had repeatedly been sexually assaulted as a child. The victim — now an adult — stated that she was sexually abused by Marchini over a five year period when she was between the ages of 5 and 9 years old, police said.
The report states that the assaults took place at several different locations across the area, all while the victim was in the care of Marchini. The abuse stopped after the victim turned 9 years old, police said.
Marchini was taken into custody on Jan. 7 and arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Ed Levine, who set bail at $250,000 cash. Marchini was then remanded to county jail after failing to post bail, and his next court appearance is a preliminary hearing on Jan. 13 at 2:30 p.m. in front of Judge Levine.
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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