Hopewell Township Man Faces Trial On Child Sex Charges

A Hopewell Township man requested a jury trial at his plea court hearing on Monday. Briar Chase, 24 is accused of multiple incidents of sexual assault of a juvenile between 2019 and February of 2021. According to police Chase assaulted the victim beginning at the age of 14. When arrested, police found several sexually explicit photos of the victim on Chase’s phone along with text messages to his girlfriend discussing the incidents that occurred in an Independence Township home. The trial is set for September.