New Jersey man sentenced to 21 years in prison for sexual assault of young girl
George F. Young
BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - A 66-year-old man will spend 21 years behind bars after being convicted of sexually assaulting a girl.
George F. Young pled guilty earlier this year to aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact.
On June 3, Young was sentenced to 21 years in a New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting an underage female and engaging in sexual conduct with two other minors over a two-year period.
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The Mount Holly man was arrested in September 2021 after an acquaintance of one of the victims told an adult about his abuse. That adult then contacted law enforcement.
A judge ordered Young to be placed on the New Jersey sex offender registry and also be subjected to parole supervision for life upon release from prison.