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Joshua Joseph Kutza, 34, of 1200 Cherry St., Montoursville, faces numerous child abuse charges after two juveniles came forward claiming he had inappropriate contact with them in separate incidents between 2019 and 2022, regional police said Lycoming in an affidavit.

Both alleged victims were 12 years old at the time of their respective alleged encounters with Kutza.

The first alleged victim told police that Kutza would regularly expose himself to the minor, despite being told it made him uncomfortable.

The second set of charges stems from a child report from a school counselor in which a young woman confided that Kutza forced her to perform a sex act on him during a summer evening in 2022, according to court documents.

After attacking the minor, Kutza instructed her to stay quiet or he would cause trouble with her family, according to court documents.

Between the two cases, Kutza has been indicted on charges of rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, six counts of indecent assault, four charges of aggravated indecent assault and two counts of corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor and indecent assault.

While agreeing that Kutza is entitled to bail, District Judge Denise Dieter imposed several strict restrictions on Kutza to ensure the safety of the alleged victims, including requiring him to wear a GPS monitor, setting of significant exclusion zones around the alleged victims and ordering that he have no contact with the alleged victims, witnesses or other minors.