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Man faces child sex charges dating back to 1980

The suspect faces a list of charges including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.

HUNLOCK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police have arrested a man for sexually assaulting two different juveniles 40 years ago. 

Officers said the assaults by Richard Garnett happened at a home on Roaring Brook Drive in Hunlock Township starting in 1980 and lasted for four years. 

Garnett faces a list of charges, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.

He was taken into custody without incident and is in jail on $175,000 bail. 

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