4/19/18
by News Department on 04/19/18Charges filed...
An 18-year-old Tamaqua man was arrested Wednesday and charged by Tamaqua police with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl on March 24.
According to the Republican Herald, Corey Barnes was charged with felony and misdemeanor offenses when the crime came to light on April 11.
Barnes was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge David A. Plachko, Port Carbon, who set bail at $100,000 unsecured and due to a mental condition, ordered Barnes to home confinement with electronic monitoring by Schuylkill County adult probation officers.
In addition, Barnes was forbidden from having any contact with minors and must seek a mental evaluation.
Barnes will now have to appear at a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Stephen J. Bayer, Tamaqua.
