Overview

• Nicholas Fountain, 38, was arraigned Sunday in Montgomery County on counts including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, and indecent assault.
• The victim reported assaults spanning seven years between ages 9 and 16, according to the criminal complaint.
• A preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 15 before Magisterial District Judge Adam Katzman, and he remains in custody.
• His Sept. 24 arrest followed a Harford County undercover operation that alleges he solicited nude images from an officer posing as a 14-year-old.
• Fountain is vice chair of the Skippack Township Board and runs two day care centers, which authorities say are not connected to the alleged abuse; officials said they were shocked and called for his resignation if the allegations are confirmed.