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A Warminster Township police officer is accused of sexually assaulting four teenage boys while working as a D.A.R.E. officer two decades ago, authorities said on Wednesday.
James Carey s arrest follows a lengthy investigation by Bucks County detectives, and an inquiry by a Bucks Investigating Grand Jury, DA Matt Weintraub s office said.
Weintraub will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at the Bucks County Justice Center in Doylestown, where he is expected to release more details.
Carey is scheduled to be arraigned at 11 a.m. Wednesday, before Magisterial District Judge Maggie Snow, Weintraub s office said.
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A former Warminster police officer is accused of sexually abusing four teenage boys while working as a D.A.R.E officer 20 years ago, but authorities say they fear there could be additional potential victims.
James Christopher Carey, 52, was arraigned before District Judge Maggie Snow on 122 counts of child sexual assault related charges Wednesday.
Bail was set at 10% of $100,000, which he posted, according to the DA s office.
Carey, now of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, did not comment to reporters as he left his arraignment in handcuffs, but his attorney Michael Applebaum maintained his client is innocent.
Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said during a news conference that the abuse happened while Carey was an officer with Warminster.
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County Working On Mental Health Crisis Facility
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Bucks County is moving forward with plans to open a mental health facility to help those in crisis.
The facility will be for people who may have previously been sent to the county correctional facility and is designed to offer help instead of solely running a person through the courts system or waiting for a spot to open at a state facility.
The new center would work hand-in-hand with attorneys, public defenders, prosecutors, and police. A soon-to-be-implemented mental health court will also work with the facility.
Bucks County Commissioner Chairperson Diane Ellis-Marseglia announced the news during last week’s State of the County address hosted by the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce.