Montco Twp. Supervisor Sexually Assaulted Child For Years: DA

SKIPPACK TOWNSHIP, PA — New sexual assault charges have been filed against a Montgomery County township supervisor already charged last week with child porn and sexual assault in Maryland.

Nick Fountain, 38, of Skippack Township, has been charged with multiple counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, indecent assault with a person less than 13 years old, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors.

The investigation began on Sept. 24 when the victim arrived at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Skippack and reported the assaults, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said.

It is separate from the charges announced last week, which were filed in Harford County in Maryland and involved child pornography and soliciting sex from a minor.

Fountain "had access" to the victim in a caregiving role, according to the criminal complaint. Fountain has owned two daycares in Montgomery County since 2020, though it's not clear if that is how he met the victim.

The assaults began when the victim was 9 years old and continued until he was 16 years old, the DA said.

It sometimes began with Fountain having them wrestle with their shirts off, police said. It then led to Fountain "sexually touching" the victim and then progressed to oral assaults and attempted anal sex, according to police.

During an interview with state police on Oct. 4, Fountain admitted to touching and sexually assaulting the victim on numerous occasions, a criminal complaint states.

Fountain has been the vice chair of the Skippack Township Board of Supervisors for the past 12 years. He also unsuccessfully ran for state senate as a Republican in the 24th district in 2022. The 24th, now represented by Tracy Pennycuick, covers a large swath of Montgomery County and parts of Berks County.

He owns both the Magnolia Enrichment Center in Skippack and the Magnolia Children's Academy in Gilbertsville. The daycares serve children between the ages of six weeks and six years old.

Fountain was formally charged in Montgomery County Oct. 5. A preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 15.

Bail was denied and he remains booked at Montgomery County Correctional Facility.