Police Seek Victims of Alleged Child Molester

A South Bethlehem man charged last week with sexually assaulting a 4-year-old child in a back yard might have other victims, the Bethlehem Police Department said Tuesday.

The department, in a blog post, put out a call for parents of victims to step forward “so that the proper services can be made available to you and your child.”

Donald B. Pembleton, 56, was allegedly spotted Friday afternoon by an eyewitness who said she was observing him “assaulting a small child in the rear yard of a residence in the 500 block of Thomas Street,” police said.

Pembleton, who is positive for hepatitis C, is facing multiple charges including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault/victim under 13, indecent assault/victim under 13, and aggravated assault/serious bodily injury.

He was in Northampton County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail.

Police said they “were informed that Pembleton was always hanging around the neighborhood asking about young children. Police were also informed that Pembleton had approached other children in the neighborhood attempting to befriend them.

“Based on the conversations with people in the neighborhood and Pembleton’s behavior, it is believed that there are possibly other juvenile victims out there.”

Anyone with information about Pembleton and his activities is asked to call Det. Moses Miller at 610-997-7674 or the Bethlehem Police Department at 610-865-7187.