Hollidaysburg Man Jailed on Sexual Assault Charges

A Hollidaysburg man is behind bars after police said he sexually abused a now 13-year-old boy for approximately three years.

According to charges filed by Blair Township police, Brandyn Koll, 20, began abusing the boy in 2014 and continued until earlier this year when the boy’s mother found “disturbing” messages and pornographic material on her son’s cellphone allegedly sent by Koll.

According to police, the mother brought her son to the police station in late May after viewing the boy’s phone and finding messages that referenced sexual acts between Koll and her son, and when aske...