Former police officer James Carey, 52, is facing new charges after a fifth victim alleged he was sexually assaulted by Carey back when he was 13 and Carey was working as a D.A.R.E. officer, authorities announced on Friday.
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A retired Pennsylvania cop facing 122 child molestation charges dating back two decades had his bail pumped up to $250,000 Tuesday after prosecutors said new victims have come forward, according to a report.
James Carey, 53, a former Warminster Township police officer and later a school bus driver was charged earlier this month with sexually abusing at least four teenage boys on several occasions dating back to 2001, CBS affiliate KYW-TV reported Tuesday.
But Carey was hauled back into court on new allegations, with a Bucks County judge calling his current bail woefully inadequate.
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On Tuesday, Bucks County Detective Greg Beidler testified that investigators received several new leads in the case after an April 7 news conference about it. He said detectives are investigating claims from potential new victims of Carey now.
In a news release, the DA s office said it strongly believes there are even more victims in the case. They re asking anyone with information to call Bucks County Detectives at 215-340-8216 or 215-348-6504.
Carey worked for Warminster Township from May 1989 until he retired from the police force in May of 2009. Prosecutors say he abused all four boys while he was an officer.
DOYLESTOWNÂ â A former North Wales and Warminster police officer accused of sexually abusing children while working as a D.A.R.E. officer has had his bail increased.
The Bucks County District Attorney s office said Wednesday that bail has been increased for James Carey, 52, on charges filed earlier this month.Â
According to the Bucks DA s office, Bucks County President Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. increased the bail for Carey to $250,000 cash bail, up from a level of ten percent of $100,000 bail set when he was arraigned on April 7; Bateman called that level woefully inadequate, according to the DA s office.
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