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Falls Township police have arrested a Philadelphia man in connection with a 2011 sexual assault against an eight year old girl.
Police have charged 32-year-old Joseph Friedman with one felony count of corruption of minors, one felony count of unlawful contact with a minor, and one misdemeanor count of indecent assault against a person less than 13 years of age.
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According to police documents, on Monday December 15, shortly after 4 p.m., Falls police were dispatched to the 200 block of South Olds Boulevard for a sexual assault against a child that occurred earlier. An interview with the girl was conducted on January 5 by the Children’s Advocacy Center, according to court records.
On Monday March 23, Falls police met with Friedman at police headquarters. He told police he had been left alone with the girl in 2011. According to police records, Friedman said he was naked from the waist down and masturbating while looking at pornographic images on a computer in front of the then 8-year-old girl. He told police after ejaculating in front of the girl, she took off her pants, and they “looked at each others private parts” while the girl laid on the sofa.
He stated to police that later in the evening in 2011, when he was alone with the girl, he entered her room naked from the waist down and sat beside her on her bed and asked her to touch his penis. According to court documents and interviews with the girl, Friedman demonstrated to the girl how to touch it and instructed her “white stuff would come out.” After, Friedman left the room and told the girl to keep it a secret, police said.
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Friedman was arraigned Monday evening by District Judge Joanne Kline where his bail was set at 10 percent of $100,000. He sits in Bucks County Prison awaiting a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 1 with Judge Jan Vislosky.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
