SCHOOL JANITOR HELD IN SEX CASE

George Hathaway, a 52 year old Bellport High School janitor, was arrested and charged with molesting a 10 year old acquaintance he was known to take to work with him on Sundays.  Hathaway, of 7B Reel Street, East Patchogue, turned himself in to detectives Monday morning.  He was charged with two counts of first degree sex abuse and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.  The girl, whom he has known for a least several years because he is friendly with her family, would go to work with him on Sundays while he cleaned the school.  She told a relative that he touched her sexually at the school of February 19 and 16.  Hathaway pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $50,000 cash bail.

(New York)