Crime & Safety

Norristown Man Sentenced For Molesting 9-Year-Old Girl: Report

The man reportedly inappropriately touched a 9-year-old girl and then asked her not to tell anyone.

Norristown, PA -- A Norristown man has been sentenced to 15 to 23 years for molesting a 9-year-old girl, according to a report.

Thomas Mahoney O’Donnell, 54, of Stanbridge Street, reportedly inappropriately touched a 9-year-old girl in his company in Springfield in February of 2015.

O'Donnell must also register himself with police, court documents show.

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He is the brother of Mark P. O'Donnell, a Plymouth man currently servinga life term for the 2007 sexual assault and murder of 14-year-old Wissahickon High School student Ebony Dorsey, the Times Herald reports.

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