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3/23/2015, 11:12pm

Sexual assault in Shippensburg, man charged

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Shippensburg — Police charged Christopher McClain, 31, of Harrisburg with multiple citations relating to a sexual assault that occurred in Shippensburg, according to Fox 43.

The alleged sexual assault was against a woman and happened on March 9. A hearing is scheduled for March 30.

Officers arrested McClain on March 19, and charged him with aggravated indecent assault, simple assault, deviant sexual intercourse and indecent exposure. He was later cited with institutional vandalism for urinating in a holding cell multiple times.

According to the woman, McClain physically assaulted her, sexually assaulted her and held her against her will.

Source: Fox 43

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