Lansdale man sentenced for attempted sex assault

Nykolus Kelly, 24, to serve a minimum of 2; must also be under court supervision for 12 years

NORRISTOWN » A Lansdale man is on his way to prison on charges of attempted sexual assault and indecent assault in connection with his contact with two women in the borough.

Nykolus Sebastian Kelly, 24, of the 800 block of East Hancock Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 2 to 4 years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to charges of attempted sexual assault and indecent assault without consent in connection with a June 2020 incident.

Judge Thomas C. Branca, who accepted a plea agreement in the case, also ordered Kelly to complete eight years’ probation following parole, meaning Kelly will be under court supervision for 12 years. The judge said Kelly must undergo a psychosexual evaluation and comply with all recommendations for treatment.

Kelly, who will be placed under sex offender supervision while on probation and parole, also faces a lifetime requirement to report his address to state police in order to comply with Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act.

Branca ordered Kelly to have no contact with the two female victims.

An investigation of Kelly began about 1:20 a.m. June 25, 2020, when Lansdale police officers were dispatched to a residence along East Hancock Street for a report that an intoxicated Kelly approached two women sitting on a porch, exposed himself to the women and attempted to have sexual or indecent contact with them, according to court papers.

One woman told police Kelly touched her in an inappropriate manner despite the woman’s pleas for him to stop and that he propositioned both women for sex, according to the criminal

complaint filed by Lansdale Police Officer George Johnson. The women shunned Kelly’s advances but Kelly then exposed himself to the women, police said.

The second woman told police that Kelly forced her to have indecent contact with him and attempted to force her to perform a sex act, according to the arrest affidavit. Kelly also talked about killing himself and a stray cat he saw crossing the street, according to court papers.

Both women positively identified Kelly as the man involved in the incident.

When police went to Kelly’s home they found him in the basement and he “appeared to be very intoxicated” with glassy eyes and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath.

As part of the plea agreement, other charges of simple assault, indecent exposure, harassment, public drunkenness and loitering and prowling at night were dismissed against Kelly.

Assistant District Attorney Caroline Goldstein prosecuted the case. Defense lawyer Matthew Quigg represented Kelly.