The 41-year-old knew the victim's family, according to the prosecutor.
A 41-year-old Washington man faces has been charged with molesting a 7-year-old girl on two occasions.
Shawn P. Harrington, of the 100 block of West Washington Avenue, is charged with sexual assault and conduct impairing the morals of a child.
According to charges filed in state Superior Court in Belvidere, Harrington molested the girl through her clothes twice between September 2008 and September 2009.
The assaults both happened at the Washington Township home of the victim's family, who Harrington knew, said Warren County Prosecutor Richard Burke.
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Harrington was arraigned July 1 and has since been released from the Warren County jail after posting $50,000 bail. He is to have no contact with the victim or her family.
Harrington could not be reached for comment Thursday.
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