Nail Salon Owner Who Touched Montco Teen Gets Probation: Reports

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, PA — A Philadelphia man who worked at a local Montgomery County nail salon was given a term of probation after he pleaded guilty to inappropriately touching a young teenage girl during a salon visit back in the summer of 2020, according to media reports.

James Kit Vong, 58, was given two years' probation and must undergo a psychosexual evaluation after pleading guilty to a criminal charge of corruption of a minor, the Mercury newspaper reported.

The criminal docket sheet in the case was not yet updated as of Monday to reflect the recent sentencing, which the Mercury said was handed down last week by Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Risa Vetri Ferman.

Patch reported on Vong's arrest back in December 2020.

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Vong was the owner of Artisan Nails on Ridge Pike in Plymouth Township.

Local police launched an investigation that summer into allegations that Vong had sexually assaulted a girl under the age of 16 during an appointment at the business.

Court records show that Vong was originally charged with a host of other criminal accounts, including aggravated indecent assault on someone less than 16 years of age, unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault without consent of others, and indecent assault on a person less than 16 years of age.