A Berks County man pleaded guilty in Carbon County court on Tuesday to two counts of indecent assault involving a teenage boy that occurred in Palmerton several years ago.

Michael William Held, 41, of Kutztown, entered his plea before Judge Steven R. Serfass.Held was charged by Palmerton police for incidents at a home along Lafayette Avenue.The incidents occurred during the time frame of October 2007 to December 2009.On Jan. 5 officer Kevin K. Buck received information from Northampton County Child Services about an act of sexual abuse of a child that occurred in Palmerton a few years earlier.On Jan. 9 the then 15-year-old male spoke with Buck at the borough police station.The teen told the officer that he had been having some emotional issues and came to the conclusion that a big contributor was he had never told anyone what happened to him.The teen could not remember exactly how old he was or when it happened, but said it occurred at the Lafayette Avenue home of a relative.The teen said the incidents occurred in an upstairs bedroom where he would hang out with Held, a relative of a family member. They would watch television and play video games.The teen said one day Held was wearing basketball shorts and exposed his private area.The teen said Held was touching himself, and then told the teen to begin touching himself.The teen did what Held told him. The teen said such incidents occurred two times a few weeks apart. Asked if Held threatened him if he told anyone, the teen told Buck that Held told him if anyone ever found out, that something would happen to him.Held said nothing during the proceeding except to answer questions by Serfass concerning his plea and the facts of the case.Sentencing was deferred because the charges fall under the provisions of Megan's Law. Serfass told Held that the charges will result him registering as a sexual offender, probably for life.Held must undergo an evaluation by the state sexual assessment board which will determine if he is a sexually violent predator.