Man charged in student sex assault

A 20-year-old Berks County man has been accused of indecently assaulted a female student at West-Mont Christian Academy, a private, K-12 school in Pottstown, police said today.

North Coventry Township Police said that Jonathan Cocchimiglio of Bechtelsville surrendered to authorities on Wednesday. Police said an investigation revealed that Cocchimiglio had indecent contact with the alleged victim at the academy while he was a senior there as well as when he worked part-time as a maintenence worker. Police said he also had improper contact with the alleged victim this past summer through a cellphone exchange of texted photographs.

Police said the charges against Cocchimiglio incude indecent assault, unlawful contact, corruption of minors, and solicitation of sexual abuse. Cocchimiglio was arraigned and released on unsecured bail of $50,000, police said.

Posted by kathleen brady shea @ 7:51 PM Permalink | 2 comments

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:30 PM, 02/20/2012

Missing some details...was he an 18 year old having sex with a 16-177 year old? Consenual? Unsecured bail, must not be too strong a case. I know that can get you a Megan's law listing but geez, there are a lot of people that would apply to, if they had an active HS life. Just saying...

— jimmymack

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About Kathleen Brady Shea

Kathleen Brady Shea has been reporting on Chester County for the Philadelphia Inquirer since 2001 – and has helped the Inquirer chronicle the county even longer. In the late 1990s, she served as the news editor for The Inquirer’s Chester County edition. She is a nearly lifelong Chester County resident, who can often be found enjoying the area’s scenic vistas, tending flowers and vegetables in her yard or admiring the ones at Longwood Gardens. She lives in a historic home outside West Chester with her husband, daughter, two sheep, two goats and a dozen fish.

E-mail Kathy at kbrady@phillynews.com.

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