MT. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP MAN ARRESTED

A Mt. Pleasant Township man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an investigation into sexual assault accusations involving two children decades ago in Unity.  The Trib reports that 54-year-old Timothy Willochell is charged with molesting children on separate occasions between 1989 and 1997.  He is the 17th member of the Jehovah’s Witness group to be charged with sexual assault offenses by the state attorney general since 2022 as a grand jury has been hearing testimony related to allegations by members of the group’s congregations.  Bail was set at $170,000 total in two cases.  He is being held at Wesetmoreland County Jail and a preliminary hearing is set for July 21st.