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.
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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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.