Sexual assault charges against Lewisburg man headed to Union County Court

Justin Strawser, The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa.
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May 2—LEWISBURG — All charges filed against a Mifflinburg man who allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl at locations in Kelly and Lewis townships are headed to Union County Court of Common Pleas.

Timothy Alan Dowhower, 42, of Conley Road, Mifflinburg, waived his right to a preliminary hearing in front of Lewisburg District Judge Jeffrey Rowe on Thursday. He is scheduled to appear for a formal arraignment at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 5 in front of Union County Judge Michael Piecuch.

Dowhower was charged with seven felonies: three counts of aggravated indecent assault of a person and four felony counts of unlawful contact with a minor, sexual extortion, endangering the welfare of a child and corruption of minors; and 18 misdemeanor counts of indecent assault. The charges were filed by state Trooper James Nestico, of the Milton State Police Barracks, in the Lewisburg office of District Judge Jeffrey Rowe.

State police in Milton report that Dowhower sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl. The girl said the assaults started in the summer of 2022 when she was 14 and continued until 2023. She said that on 10 separate occasions, Dowhower would get her alone at various locations, including a hotel in Lewisburg, and sexually assault her, police said.

Dowhower has been free since April 23 after posted $200,000 bail through professional bondsman Richard Leslie, of Hamburg.

— JUSTIN STRAWSER