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NJ Man Sexually Abused Minor In Lehigh Valley Basement On New Year's, Police Say

A New Jersey man is accused of sexually abusing a child in the basement of a Lehigh Valley home last New Year's Eve. 

John R. Grossmith

John R. Grossmith

Photo Credit: Forks Twp. Police Dept.

John R. Grossmith, 42, of Stewartsville, NJ, is charged with unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault of a person under 13, and corruption of minors, Forks Township police said in a release. 

On Jan. 18, Northampton County Children, Youth and Family Services alerted the department to possible abuse involving Grossmith and a child in the township, police said. 

Investigators then uncovered evidence that, on Dec. 31, 2022, Grossmith "had unlawful sexual contact" with an alleged victim in a Forks Township basement, according to the release. 

Grossmith posted 10 percent of a $100,000 bail bond on Friday, April 14, and is due back in court for his preliminary hearing on April 27, Pennsylvania court records show. 

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