A Philipsburg man and former Tyrone pastor charged July 2 with groping a 13-year-old boy is facing more charges after State College police say he was caught in a bathroom at the Nittany Mall engaging in sex acts with a 16-year-old boy.
Police say mall security watched Dennis N. Reedy, 65, walk into the handicapped bathroom near Radio Shack on July 14 with a teenage boy, sparking suspicion, especially when repeated knocks on the door went unanswered.
Reedy agreed to meet with police but never showed up, police said.
Reedy’s attorney, Philipsburgbased Dave Mason, couldn’t be reached for comment, and a message left at Reedy’s Philipsburg home wasn’t returned.
Reedy is the former pastor of the Christ United Methodist Church in Tyrone and is now living in Philipsburg. It was not clear Friday whether he is currently employed.
Reedy is already facing trial on indecent assault, corruption of minors, and a charge related to dissemination of obscene and other sexual materials to minors, after state police say he grabbed the crotch of a 13-year-old in March.
In that case, state police say Reedy allowed two young boys to work on their go-cart in his Philipsburg garage at 322 E. Pine St. At some point, police say, he groped one boy, then wrote a four-page sexually explicit story about the boys and gave it to them.
Prosecutor Yvette Willson said at the time that the story depicted the boys engaging in homosexual activity.
When police searched his computer, they found similar stories, but not the one given to the boys, police said.
Reedy was arraigned on the new charge of corruption of minors Thursday by District Judge Leslie Dutchcot and sent to Centre County jail on $10,000 straight bail, meaning he was required to post the entire amount to get out of jail. According to prison records, Reedy posted that bail and was released the same day.
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