Sex Abuse Charges Withdrawn After Ex Delco Sports Referee Dies: Report

DREXEL HILL, PA — A former sports referee in Delaware County who was accused of sexually abusing a child has died.

According to the Delaware County Daily Times, William Brown, 58, of Drexel Hill died on Dec. 5.

Charges filed against him, which included statutory sexual assault, indecent exposure, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors, and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, have been withdrawn, court records show.

Brown's cause of death has not been determined.

He was freed after posting $1 bail on July 26.

Court documents show Brown appeared in court on Dec. 4 and Dec. 5, for a trial and motions hearing, respectively.

On Monday, the charges were dismissed.

Brown was an official for various sporting leagues in the area, police said.

It's unclear what leagues Brown was involved in.

According to the Pottstown Mercury, authorities alleged Brown sexually abused a victim when he was between 6 and 8 years old. The abuse is alleged to have continued until the victim was 12 years old.

The charges were filed after the 15-year-old victim told his mother about the alleged abuse and ultimately told police in June, Action News reports.