HONESDALE, PA — Wayne County district attorney A.G. Howell on Nov. 8 announced the arrest of Troy Terry Kidd Jr., 33, of Palmerton, PA. 

Kidd was arrested on Nov. 7, at approximately 6 p.m., after being caught in Honesdale Borough parked in his car and engaging in sexual relations with a minor. 

Kidd is charges with statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault of a minor, corruption of minors, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and possession of marijuana, each graded as a felonies except the marijuana charge. 

Further investigation may result in additional charges filed against Kidd. 

According to the police criminal complaint affidavit of probable cause filed by Wayne County sergeant Keith Colombo, Kidd’s vehicle was spotted in the parking lot of the Honesdale Pool off Route 191. After making contact with Kidd he further discovered that Kidd was having sexual relations with minor child. 

Upon discussion with the minor, Colombo discovered that Kidd had been paying the minor child for sex and that it had been going on for over the past year. 

Wayne County detectives and Hawley Borough police officers assisted in the investigation and arrest. A preliminary arraignment was conducted by magisterial district judge Bonnie Carney, and Kidd was remanded to the Wayne County Correctional Facility on $75,000 secured bail. 

He was scheduled to appear in central court on Nov. 15.

The filing of criminal charges is not evidence of guilt but simply a description of the charge made by the commonwealth against a defendant. A charged defendant is presumed innocent until a jury returns a unanimous finding that the commonwealth has proven the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt or until the defendant enters a guilty plea to the charges.