Babysitter Sexually Assaulted 5-Year-Old Delco Boy: Cops

A New Jersey man who served as a babysitter has been charged with sexual assault of a 5-year-old Delaware County boy, police said Tuesday.

Michael S. Goodwin, 40, was the boyfriend of the victim’s mother and also served as a caregiver of the Haverford child, police said.

The Swedesboro man was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault of a child, endangering the welfare of a child, and other crimes.

The Dec. 9 incident allegedly happened in the boy’s home in Haverford home, according to a township police press release.

Goodwin was arraigned Tuesday and lodged in the Delaware County jail after failing to post $75,000 cash bail, police said.

The arrest was made after an investigation that began last week.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Mark Johnson of the Haverford Township Police Department Detective Division at 610-853-1298 Ext.1234.