Man admits to indecent assault of neighbor while they were asleep, awaits May sentencing

Edward Gatling, of Paradise Manor in Hatfield Borough, committed the assault in June 2025 at Paradise Manor in Hatfield Borough

A Hatfield Borough senior citizen will be sentenced in May after admitting last week to the indecent assault of a fellow resident at Paradise Manor while they were asleep.

Edward Gatling, 71, pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor indecent assault without consent in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. A second misdemeanor charge indecent assault on an unconscious person was dismissed…

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