Brian S. Witner, 39, of 1091 River Mill Road, Jersey Shore, will stand trial on a number of sex assault charges relating to contact with a 15-year-old girl at his residence on Dec. 3, 2025, District Judge Denise Dieter ruled following a preliminary hearing Friday morning.

At the time of the offense, Witner was working as an ISS paraprofessional employee with Jersey Shore Area Middle School, however, the charges are unrelated to his employment.

In total, Witner was ordered to stand trial on charges of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of children, three counts of aggravated indecent assault, three counts of indecent assault and two counts of corruption of minors with sexual contact.

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