LANCASTER, Pa. — A Centre County man already in prison for a 2019 conviction has been charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile girl in Lancaster over three years, Manheim Township Police said this week.
Thomas Edward Irwin Sr., 76, of Bellefonte, was charged after the victim came forward in March. The victim claimed Irwin shared pornography with her, exposed himself to her, engaged in illicit conversations and forced her to touch his genitals between when she was in 2nd and 3rd grade.
In an interview with investigators on April 3, Irwin allegedly told police that little girls have a "proclivity" toward how things work sexually and that he "gave in" to the girl and found the conversations to be "salacious," but denied ever having sexual interactions with the victim.
Irwin is charged with two counts of indecent assault, one count of unlawful contact with a minor, one count of endangering the welfare of children, one count of sharing obscene or sexual materials, two counts of corruption of minors, and one count of indecent exposure.
He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Courtney Monson and is awaiting a preliminary hearing, according to court records.
