According to a story on PhillyBurbs.com, police investigation has uncovered additional charges of sexual assault against Walter Meyerle, 34, of Falls Township.
Meyerle assaulted over a dozen children and a couple adults in Bensalem and Bristol Township over the last 13 years, the story stated.
Meyerle, an unemployed tattoo artist, was already in Bucks County Prison on $1 million bail after being arrested in March for having sex with a 15-year-old girl in exchange for a tattoo.
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He is charged with more than 200 counts and faces a sentence of 1,000 years if found guilty, the story stated.
His bail was increased to $5 million.
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"My only hope is that this guy gets five minutes with (Navy) Seal Team Six,” Bensalem Public Safety Director Fred Harran commented in the story. “It doesn't get much lower than this guy. He shouldn't be breathing.”
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