Man wanted in connection with sexual assault of 14-year-old at Chesco health center

26-year-old Shakur Austin
Photo credit West Whiteland Police Department

CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — West Whiteland Township police are on the lookout for a man they say sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl at the residential treatment center where he worked.

Shakur Austin, 26, was an employee at Devereux Pennsylvania Children's Services in West Chester.

He faces numerous charges, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 years of age, sexual assault and corruption of minors.

They stem from a June 30 incident where Austin was caught on surveillance video engaging in a sexual act with the 14-year-old client.

Police say Austin has ties to the Philadelphia area and parts of Montgomery County, including King of Prussia.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call West Whiteland police at 610-363-0200 or submit an anonymous tip online.

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