CLEARFIELD – A Morrisdale man will stand trial for statutory sexual assault and related offenses for allegedly impregnating a 15-year old girl.
Louis Carl Young, 26, is also charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with someone less than 16 years old and corruption of minors, all felonies.
He waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday during centralized court, sending the case on to the court of common pleas for further disposition. Young is being held in the county jail in lieu of $250,000 bail.
Police say they received a report from Childline regarding a 16-year old victim who was pregnant with the father being about ten years older. Later this man was identified as Young.
An investigation revealed that the girl who was then 15, engaged in sexual activity with Young at a Cooper Township residence in October, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
