Upper Hanover man, 78, sent to prison for indecent assault of girl, 14

NORRISTOWN — A 78-year-old Upper Hanover Township man faces up to a decade behind bars on charges he had indecent contact with a teenage girl while she was in his company at a residence in the township.

David Henry Leach, of the 1000 block of Burgundy Circle, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 5 to 10 years in a state correctional institution on charges of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, corruption of a minor, endangering the welfare of a minor and unlawful contact with a minor in connection with the July 1, 2024, incident.

Leach was 76 and the girl was 14 at the time of the incident. Leach knew the girl’s family and he had access to the girl on the day of the incident. Authorities alleged Leach touched the girl in an indecent manner when she was alone with him…

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