6SELINSGROVE – A Selinsgrove man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, who got pregnant from the assault. The News Item reports 27-year-old Dustin Gearhart entered his guilty plea in Northumberland County Court on Friday and will be sentenced on a later date. Gearhart was charged by Coal Township police with sexually assaulting the girl after the two went for a ride on April 3, 2014. DNA testing was ordered and it was determined Gearhart was the father of the baby. He faces state prison time when he is sentenced. (Ali Stevens) Follow
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