Man accused of sexually abusing a teenager

LITTLE MAHANOY TOWNSHIP, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY – NorthcentralPA.com reports: An 18-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault for allegedly having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl in Little Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County.

Aidan Joseph Fritchey was charged with multiple counts after a family member of the minor girl reported the alleged sexual incidents to State Police in Stonington on May 6. According to Trp. Ryan Murray, Fritchey and the girl began a sexual relationship when she was 14 years old.

Police interviewed the girl, who, according to the affidavit, told them she had had sexual relations with Fritchey three times since March 2023. During those encounters, she allegedly sneaked out of her home around 1 a.m. when Fritchey picked her up in his vehicle. She also allegedly gave Fritchey money.

Murray interviewed Fritchey at the police barracks on May 21. Fritchey admitted to having sexual intercourse with the girl three times, most recently in early May. Fritchey told police the sexual encounters were consensual, the affidavit states.

Fritchey was charged with sexual assault of a person 11 years of age or older, enticement of a minor, aggravated sexual assault of a person under 16 years of age and disorderly conduct. District Judge Rachel Wiest-Benner set bail at $25,000. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 11 in Wiest-Benner’s office.