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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Crawford County, Pa.) 61-year-old Gabriel S. Bonish, of Georgetown  was arraigned last Tuesday night  in Crawford County on a total of 19 counts  involving a rape of  a  child 3 years ago. Bonish was arraigned before Magisterial District Samuel Pendolino, acting for Magisterial; Judge Adam  Stallard.
PA State Police reported that Bonish has been charged with 5 counts each of a rape of a child and aggravated indecent assault on a victim under age 13, one count each of corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of a child, and unlawful contact with a minor-sexual offenses.
According to the report, Bonish assaulted a girl more than 10 times between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020 at a home in Summit Township.  She was approximately 10 years old when the assaults began.
Bonish is lodged in the Crawford County jail in lieu of a $200,000 bond.  His preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, September 13, 2022.