A 32-year-old Scranton man faces charges after police said he unlawfully entered a city residence, exposed himself and assaulted children.
Police responded to a home on the 1400 block of Linden Street Sunday around 3:12 a.m. for a report of two males fighting, according to a criminal complaint.
Officer Jack Carroll spoke with a 19-year-old male who said he was sleeping when his siblings woke him and told him there was an unknown male in the house, police said.
The 19-year-old found the suspect — later identified as Ravirajsinh Champavat — and asked him to leave multiple times, according to the criminal complaint.
When the resident thought Champavat might have been reaching for a weapon, he pushed him out the front door, police said.
Before that, Champavat brought children into a room and exposed himself to them, according to the criminal complaint.
Champavat also had indecent contact with two children under the age of 13, police said.
Several children said Champavat groped them, according to the criminal complaint.
The Times-Tribune does not identify victims of sexual abuse.
A neighbor who called 911 told police the suspect frequently stands on nearby street corners and watches the children, describing his behavior as suspicious, according to the criminal complaint.
As of Monday, Champavat remained in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $250,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 30 at 10:30 a.m.