Lebanon city police announced charges Friday against 41-year-old Nathan Palevo of Fredericksburg following a child rape investigation police said began in September 2023.

Palevo is incarcerated at State Correctional Institute Huntingdon on prior charges related to unlawful contact with a minor. He remained incarcerated throughout the course of the city police investigation.

Lebanon police said their investigation revealed that Palevo had raped and sexually assaulted a child in 2016.

Police conducted several interviews Palevo prior to filing charges against him this week, according to a news release.

Palevo faces five felony charges and two misdemeanors, including rape of child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, unlawful contact with minor, and corruption of minors.

A preliminary hearing is currently scheduled for Sept. 26 in front of Magisterial District Judge Aurelis Figueroa.

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