Shippensburg man accused of molesting girl
Ashley BooksLETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP - A Shippenburg man is in jail after he allegedly sexually abused a young girl between 2009 and 2010.
Ronald Eugene Coons, 51, is charged with one count felony corruption of minors, one count felony unlawful contact with a minor and two counts misdemeanor indecent assault, according to court documents.
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State police were contacted in February to investigate the alleged abuse after information was received from Children and Youth Services about a young girl who was inappropriately touched by her mother's then-boyfriend, identified as Coons.
During a forensic interview, the girl told authorities she would ask Coons for a drink after her mother went to bed, and he would molest her while the two were inside his trailer in Letterkenny Township, court documents show. Police said the girl, who was between the ages of 4 and 5 at the time of the incidents, was unable to recall how many times they occurred, but said they happened while she was lying down and Coons was standing beside her.
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Court documents show that after Coons touched the girl, he would give her juice and put her to sleep.
Coons was arraigned and taken to the Franklin County Jail unable to post $100,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 6.