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Updated Apr 07, 2021;
A former police officer in Bucks County is accused of sexually abusing four teenaged boys 20 years ago, authorities said.
James Carey, 52, was arraigned Wednesday morning on 122 charges, including multiple counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 16, aggravated indecent assault of a child under the age of 16 and statutory sexual assault.
The offenses allegedly occurred between 1987 and 2009, and Wednesday’s charges come after previous reports and investigations into Carey’s behavior did not result in criminal charges being filed, prosecutors said.
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The sexual abuse happened two decades ago, while the officer was working with the anti-drug D.A.R.E. program, the district attorney says. (Shutterstock)
WARMINSTER, PA A former police officer in Bucks County has been accused of sexually abusing four teen boys two decades ago while working with an anti-drug program.
The Bucks County District Attorney s Office said Wednesday that James Carey is scheduled to be arraigned at 11 a.m. on the charges, which came after an inquiry by a Bucks County grand jury. Carey is a former Warminster Township Police Department officer, the DA s office said.
DOYLESTOWN The Bucks County District Attorney s office has announced charges against a former police officer in Warminster Township, who also worked briefly in North Wales, for alleged sexual abuse.Â
James Carey, 52, was arrested and charged Wednesday with sexually abusing four teenage boys he met while working as a D.A.R.E. officer, according to the Bucks DA s office. A police officerâs creed is to protect and serve his community, Bucks District Attorney Matt Weintraub said in a statement.
- Advertisement - In a perverse and criminal dereliction of his duty, James Carey instead took advantage of his power and credibility while on the job as a police officer to sexually abuse our communityâs most vulnerable: our children, he said.