Cambria County man charged with sexual assault of mentally disabled person

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CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) - A Cambria County man is accused of sexually assaulting and having involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with someone who had a mental disability.

Mathew Plewa, 27, of Emeigh is facing several felony charges after he was accused of touching a person inappropriately and performing sexual acts on them, according to a police report from the Northern Cambria Borough Police Department. On March 4 officers were called to a house in Hastings for a sexual assault claim.

A support staff member had reported the assault to police on behalf of the victim who had several mental disabilities.

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The victim told police that he was drawing in a room of the house the day before when Plewa came in and asked him a sexual question, according to the criminal complaint. He then stated that Plewa touched him inappropriately for almost an hour and that he was told not to tell anyone in exchange for two pieces of cake, according to the complaint.

On March 6, the victim came to the police station for a follow-up interview and told officers that it was not the first time Plewa had touched him, according to the report. Plewa allegedly had also exp...

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