Traditional Christian Family Values

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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Lounsbury then became an elder of the church, but stepped down from that position about four weeks ago as a consequence of the allegations, Sullivan said.

“It’s a situation that he has repented before the congregation about,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan also said Lounsbury is engaged in ongoing counseling with Sullivan and the pastor of another fellowship.

St. George Police Department Officer James Schafer said a complaint was submitted to the Washington County Attorney’s Office following allegations on June 19 that three girls were abused by Lounsbury.

“It looks like the charges were enhanced because the suspect was in a position of special trust, which means he was either a relative or in (another) position of special trust with the victim,” Schafer said.

A woman who identified herself as the mother of the alleged victims said she confronted Lounsbury after her 15-year-old daughter reported numerous cases of abuse.

The woman said her other daughters told her similar stories and that their friends also said Lounsbury had molested them.

“When my daughter first told me I was skeptical, then when I was talking to my other daughters and they were saying the same thing I was just blown away,” the woman said. The Spectrum is not identifying the woman because of her relationship to the alleged victims.

“My main concern is that he is prosecuted correctly and that if there are any more victims out there, that they come forward,” she said.

Lounsbury’s attorney, Larry Meyers, said the case is still in the early stages.

“We haven’t got the discovery yet. Once we get that we’ll talk to the prosecutor,” Meyers said.

Discovery is the process by which attorneys review evidence gathered to back up the charges against a suspect.

Meyers asked Judge G. Rand Beacham on Thursday to recall a warrant issued against Lounsbury and to allow him to remain out of jail on his own recognizance with an order not to contact the alleged victims, in accordance with an agreement between the defense and the prosecutor for the case.

Meyers said Lounsbury is well known in the community and should not be considered a flight risk.

Beacham accepted the arrangement and set a roll call hearing for Aug. 10.

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