HONESDALE, PA — Jimmy Eugene Rife, 48, was arrested on June 20 for numerous charges of felony child abuse. According to Wayne County District Attorney Janine Edwards the charges include involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and statutory sexual assault.

Rife is a resident of Honesdale Borough. Magisterial District Judge Linus Myers set bail at $125,000.

According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Lieutenant Robert Langman, the abuse occurred on numerous occasions in Honesdale during the period April 2015 through October 2015. The victim was 13 and 14 years of age when the abuse occurred.

Edwards said, “This is a very sad case and brings to light abuse that happens to children every day. The Honesdale Borough Police Department and Wayne County Children and Youth Services are to be commended on the investigation, which led to the arrest.”