Connellsville man charged with sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl
A 73-year-old Connellsville man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl after telling hospital staff “there is something wrong with him.”
George Joseph Shultz of Poplar Street is facing two counts each of aggravated indecent assault of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, indecent assault of a person less than 13 and corruption of minors – all felonies.
He was released Thursday after $100,000 bond was posted on his behalf.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, the investigation was opened Feb. 21 when Fayette County Children & Youth Services reported an allegation about Shultz to Connellsville Police. On Feb. 27, Shultz reportedly went to the emergency room at Highlands Hospital, saying he needed to talk to someone because he inappropriately touched a girl. Police took him into custody. He reportedly admitted to police he touched the girl inappropriately inside her pants over a period of a few weeks.
The Herald-Standard does not identify those who allege they are victims of sex crimes.
The girl told police the sexual assaults began last summer.
Shultz was arraigned Thursday before on-call Fayette County Magisterial District Judge Richard A. Kasunic II. Court documents do not indicate whether he has hired an attorney. Charges were filed before Magisterial District Judge Ronald Haggerty Jr. His preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for 1:30 p.m. March 14 before Haggerty.