Crime & Safety

Bensalem Man Sentenced To Prison For Sexually Assaulting Young Girl

The man pleaded guilty in April to charges of child endangerment and indecent assault for incidents in 2002 involving a 12-year-old girl.

Sean R. Greer, 42, of Bensalem Township.
Sean R. Greer, 42, of Bensalem Township. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office)

DOYLESTOWN, PA — A Bensalem Township man has been sentenced to state prison for the 2002 sexual assault of a young girl.

Sean R. Greer, 42, will serve 21 to 44 months in a state correctional facility, to be followed by a consecutive five-year probationary period.

Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller handed down the sentence on July 21. The sentencing comes after Greer pleaded guilty in April to charges of child endangerment and indecent assault.

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The charges stemmed from incidents that occurred between May 1, 2002, and October 1, 2002, involving a then 12-year-old victim. The investigation began in May 2002 when a referral was received regarding the sexual assault of the juvenile victim by Greer.

Bensalem Township police said that during an interview with the victim, she described incidents of inappropriate physical contact by Greer. She also recalled previous instances of such contact, including one around Christmas 2001, when she was 10 years old.

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A witness corroborated parts of the victim's account, saying that on May 15, 2002, he observed Sean Greer in a compromising position with the victim.

The case also involved an admission from Sean Greer during an interview with the West Orange Police Department in New Jersey in June 2024, where he confessed to molesting the victim, according to a criminal complaint.


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