TOWANDA, PA. (WENY) -- Pennsylvania State Police announced they arrested a Granville Township man for allegedly sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl. The alleged incidents happened from December 2022 to December 2023, according to a press release.

State Police say the girl told them that Richard Gilliland, a 71-year-old man, touched her on "numerous" occasions. Gilliland was arrested for Rape of a Child, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Aggravated Indecent Assault and Corruption of Minors. 

He was taken to the Bradford County Correctional Facility in lieu of bail.