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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, 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 …