Norristown Man Charged With Sexual Assault of Children in Lansdale

A Norristown man is being held in county prison on $99,000 bail after being arrested and charged with the repeated sexual assault of multiple young victims in Lansdale, Norristown and Collegeville.

According to an affidavit of probable cause, 41-year-old Sean Rahatt allegedly sexually assaulted the juveniles, who were under the age of 13, on multiple occasions over a 12-year period. The incidents are said to have occurred in Norristown, Collegeville and Lansdale over that time period.

According to the affidavit, Rahatt allegedly told a witness that he had been abused prior and was "reenacting his past." He also reportedly attempted to justify his actions by putting them in historical context, saying similar activity occurred in Roman times and that such activity was still accepted in some parts of the world. 

Rahatt faces the following charges according to court documents:

• Five (5) counts of indecent deviant sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 years of age
• Five (5) counts of sexual assault
• Five (5) counts of indecent deviant sexual intercourse with a child
• Ten (10) counts of aggravated indecent assault without consent
• Ten (10) counts of aggravated indecent assault of a complainant less than 13 years of age
• Ten (10) counts of aggravated assault of a child
• Ten (10) counts of aggravated indecent assault of a complainant less than 16 years of age
• Ten (10) counts of indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age
• Ten (10) counts of indecent exposure
• Ten (10) counts of endangering the welfare of a child
• Ten (10) counts of corruption of minors
• Ten (10) counts of indecent assault without the consent of the complainant

Rahatt was arrested on Friday and remanded to Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 30.