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Man arrested in sexual assault of child when he was a teen

A Lehighton man has been arrested for a sexual assault that occurred when he was a teenager.

David W. Conway III, 30, of 5455 Pohopoco Drive, was charged with four counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and two counts sexual assault, all felonies; and two counts of indecent assault, a misdemeanor, by Nesquehoning Police Chief Sean Smith after the victim, who is now 23, reported the assault, which happened between 1998 and 2001.Conway was arraigned on May 11 before District Judge Casimir Kosciolek of Lansford, who set bail at $10,000 unsecured, meaning that he was not sent to prison before his preliminary hearing at 1:30 p.m. on June 24.According to the affidavit, the male, who was not named, arrived at the police station on March 1, wanting to report an assault.He told police that he was between 5 and 8 at the time of the incident.The assaults occurred when the victim went with his mother to the Conway residence in Nesquehoning.While there, he would visit with David, who he believed was a teenager at the time.During the visits, the victim said Conway had a Nintendo gaming system in his bedroom that he wouldn't let the victim use unless he performed a sexual act on Conway. Once the act was done, Conway would allow the victim to play the Nintendo.This occurred on several occasions, the victim told police.On March 12, Nesquehoning police officer Tim Wuttke and Smith interviewed Conway, who waived his Miranda Rights by signing a waiver and agreed to speak with police.Conway confessed that he did make the victim perform a sexual act on him on at least two or three occasions in his bedroom when he was around 13 or 15 years of age.Conway also said he did not force the victim to perform the acts and said he then would let the victim use the Nintendo.