New Charges For Ex-Warminster Cop After Fifth Victim Speaks Out

WARMINSTER, PA — A former Warminster Township police officer faces new charges after a fifth victim came forward to say they were assaulted by the cop more than two decades ago.

James Carey, 52, of Cape May Court House in New Jersey, was arrested April 7 following an investigation by Bucks County detectives and an inquiry by a grand jury that found Carey sexually assaulted four boys between 1989 and 2009.

The new charges filed Wednesday include involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors and official oppression.

The fifth victim, identified as MW13 in court documents, said he was 13 when Carey sexually assaulted him. He said he was with his friends at the time and smoking marijuana outside the Warminster Recreation Center when Carey confronted them.

During a pat down search, Carey fondled the boy and confiscated the marijuana, according to a criminal complaint. The following week, Carey gave the boy a ride home in his patrol car and told him he could have had him arrested, taken out of school and sent to the detention center for drug possession. Carey said the arrest could follow him his entire life, but offered to "work something out instead," the complaint reads.

The boy said he was terrified Carey could destroy his life.

Carey drove the boy to his home, where he parked in the driveway and performed oral sex on the boy, according to the complaint.

Carey, who is currently in the Bucks County Correctional Facility on $250,000 cash bail, is already facing 122 charges for the sexual assault of four boys. He will be arraigned on the new charges on Tuesday, the DA's office said.

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The New Jersey man was a police officer for Warminster Township from 1989 until 2009. Testimony from victims, parents and numerous other witnesses alleges Carey used his position as a D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) officer at the Centennial School District to gain access to children.

In announcing the arrest on April 7, District Attorney Matt Weintraub described Carey as "a veritable wolf in sheep’s clothing, walking among us."

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office strongly believes there are more victims in this case and asks anyone with information to contact Bucks County Detectives at 215-340-8216 or 215-348-6504.

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