Effort Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Minor

CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP: On September 18th, 2018 PA State Trooper Tristan L. Bennett arrested Dana Frederick Westover (54) of Effort formally of Westover’s Bill Barber Shop in Tannersville for Sexually Assaulting a Minor under the age of 16.

Westover was charged with the following:

18 § 3125 §§ A1 Aggravated indecent assault without the complainant's consent
18 § 3125 §§ A4 Aggravated indecent assault - the complainant is unconscious or the person knows that the complainant is unaware that the penetration is occurring
18 § 3125 §§ A8 Aggravated indecent assault - the complainant is less than 16 years of age and the person is four or more years older than the complainant and the complainant and the person are not married to each other.
18 § 3126 §§ A1 Indecent assault - the person does so without the complainant's consent
18 § 3126 §§ A4 Indecent assault - the complainant is unconscious or the person knows that the complainant is unaware that the indecent contact is occurring
18 § 3126 §§ A8 Indecent assault - the complainant is less than 16 years of age and the person is four or more years older than the complainant and the complainant and the person are not married to each other.
18 § 4304 §§ A1 Endangering welfare of children - A parent, guardian or other person supervising the welfare of a child under 18 years of age, or a person that employs or supervises such a person, commits an offense if he knowingly endangers the welfare of the child by violating a duty of care, protection or support.
18 § 6301 §§ A1i Corruption of minors - (i)  Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), whoever, being of the age of 18 years and upwards, by any act corrupts or tends to corrupt the morals of any minor less than 18 years of age, or who aids, abets, entices or encourages any such minor in the commission of any crime, or who knowingly assists or encourages such minor in violating his or her parole or any order of court, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.
18 § 6318 §§ A1 Unlawful contact with minor - Any of the offenses enumerated in Chapter 31 (relating to sexual offenses)

Westover was brought before Magisterial District Judge Colleen Mancuso and released on $50,000.00 Unsecured Bail pending his court case.

If you have any information on any additional sexual assaults on minors by this defendant contact Trooper Bennett at PA State Police Fern Ridge 570-646-2271.

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NOTE: Unsecured bail bond means a bond that holds a defendant liable for a breach of the bond's conditions. In an unsecured bail bond the defendant signs a contract and agrees to appear before the court. If s/he fails to do so, s/he promises to pay later the agreed bail bond amount before the court.