Former Bucks County day care worker charged in decades-old sex assault case

UPPER SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. (WPVI) -- A 68-year-old former day care worker from Bucks County is accused of sexually assaulting a child more than 15 years ago.

Mark Stump, of Warminster Heights, is being charged with aggravated indecent assault of a person less than 13, corruption of minors, indecent assault of a person less than 13, and indecent exposure.

The investigation began in March after the woman reported she was sexually assaulted in the early 2000s by Stump when she was between the ages of 11 and 13.

The victim had attended Maple Leaf Learning Center in Upper Southampton, where authorities say Stump was employed at the time.

She told police that after she entered middle school, Stump followed her home from school multiple times, where he sexually assaulted her.

Investigators say that during a police interview, Stump admitted to touching the girl inappropriately.

Stump was arraigned and released on $75,000 unsecured bail.