New Jersey man accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl at apartment in Centre County
Jan. 17, 2024 update: Nadir Harris was sentenced Jan. 14, 2024, to 11 1/2 to 23 1/2 months in the Centre County Correctional Facility, five years of probation and 40 days of community service. He received credit for eight months served in jail. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of simple assault and unlawful restraint. Charges of statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and indecent assault were dropped.
A New Jersey man was arrested Monday after being accused of sexually assaulting a teenager inside his apartment in Patton Township.
Nadir J. Harris, 22, was accused of groping, disrobing and having sex with a 15-year-old girl in June 2022, township police wrote in an affidavit of probable cause. Harris was 20 at the time.
The teen told an officer during a May 2023 interview that she did not consent, police wrote. A defense lawyer was not listed.
Harris was charged with felony counts of statutory sexual assault, sexual assault and unlawful contact with a minor, as well as a minor count of indecent assault.
He was arraigned Monday by District Judge Allen Sinclair, who set bail at $250,000. Harris did not post bail and is incarcerated at the Centre County Correctional Facility.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 5.
This story was originally published May 23, 2024 at 11:22 AM.