Former Bucks County child care worker facing more charges of sexual abuse

Wednesday, January 24, 2024
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A former Bucks County child care worker is facing more charges of sexual abuse after prosecutors say two more victims have come forward.

On Wednesday, 41-year-old Gerald Spoto was charged with indecent assault, corruption of minors and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.
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Police say the allegations date back to the 1990s when he was working for Neshaminy Kids Club.

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He provided after-school care at Herbert Hoover Elementary School.

Investigators say that's where Spoto met and groomed his victims who were as young as 7.
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Prosecutors say Spoto sexually abused at least six boys from 1997 to 2004 through his work at the school, at a summer camp and babysitting. Some of the crimes first came to light in 2013, but investigators at the time said the victims weren't ready to come forward.
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