Crime & Safety

Police: Bethlehem Man Molested Boy

The following arrest information was supplied by the Bethlehem police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A Bethlehem man was jailed Thursday after police charged him with molesting a young boy earlier this summer.

Carlos Moreno, 41, of 1211 E. Third St., is charged with two counts of indecent assault and one count of corruption of minors, according to Bethlehem police.

Court papers say police began to investigate Moreno after the family of a four-year-old boy reported that Moreno had fondled the child in June.Β 

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According to court documents, Moreno denied the allegations against him in an interview with police.

He told investigators "You want me to admit to touching him, I will."

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Moreno was arraigned before on-duty District Judge Gay Elwell in Easton, and sent to prison in lieu of $250,000 bail.


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