Bucks County man charged with serial sex assaults including at haunted attraction
Edward Eisenhard, 38, faces charges in three separate sexual assault cases in Bucks County, including an alleged attack at a Halloween attraction.
Bucks County man accused of multiple sexual assaults, including at Valley of Fear
A 38-year-old Bucks County man has been charged in three separate sexual assault cases, including an alleged attack on a colleague at a popular Halloween attraction, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday.
District Attorney Joe Khan identified the suspect as Edward Eisenhard of Springfield Township, describing him as a "highly dangerous recidivistic sex offender." Khan outlined allegations spanning a haunted house, a retail stockroom, and a residential setting.
One of the alleged assaults took place at Valley of Fear, a haunted attraction in Lower Southampton Township. According to prosecutors, Eisenhard — who worked as a supervisor at the venue — choked a female employee, pinned her against a wall, and touched her against her will during his lunch break. He has been charged with strangulation and sexual assault in connection with that incident.
Khan said Eisenhard "approached her unprovoked, grabbed her, restrained her and indecently touched her until his break that he was on was over." An attorney representing Valley of Fear told 6abc.com the venue had "no comment."
Eisenhard had previously been arrested in a separate case involving a 19-year-old woman who worked at a Five Below store in Souderton, where he held a position as manager. Prosecutors say the assault occurred in a stockroom. Khan noted that the two cases reflect "the opportunistic nature of the defendant's behaviour."
Investigators later established that Eisenhard had been dismissed from Valley of Fear the day before his arrest in the Five Below case — the termination having stemmed from the alleged assault at the attraction. The two cases were not initially connected.
The district attorney's office further alleges that Eisenhard sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in Springfield Township in December of last year, and again around the time of his arrest in the Five Below matter. Authorities noted that Eisenhard had previously served as a volunteer firefighter.
Prosecutors are seeking to have bail denied, arguing that Eisenhard poses too great a risk to the public to be released ahead of trial.
The Bucks County District Attorney's Office is urging any additional victims to come forward. Khan said his office would treat disclosures with care: "If you are a victim, our office is a safe place where you will be heard." Bucks County Detectives can be contacted on 215-348-6345.
Source: The Sun