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A visiting therapist twice took a woman to a New Kensington hotel where he coerced her into having sex, city police allege.
William Francis Denney, 62, of North Huntingdon was arraigned Thursday on charges of institutional sexual assault and criminal coercion. He was released on an unsecured $25,000 bond.
Denney’s attorney, Casey David White, said the charges came as a surprise to Denney, who he said is law-abiding.
“Now that the allegations have been made clear by the New Kensington Police Department, Mr. Denney and myself are going to sit down and comb through each and every allegation made by this woman,” White said. “At this point in time, we’re not sure why exactly it took over two years for the charges to be filed. That is just one of a number of questions we are going to have during the course of his defense.”