Brad Daniel Murphy, 37, Tamaqua, one of the four men accused of sex crimes with a 13-year-old Tamaqua boy in 2018, was admitted into the accelerated rehabilitative disposition program, in a decision by Schuylkill County Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin on Friday.

Murphy was slated to go to trial on multiple charges Monday. He’d been arrested by Tamaqua Police on Sept. 1, 2018, on charges of statutory sexual assault/11 years or older, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse person less than 16 years age, indecent assault of a person less than 16 years age, indecent exposure and corruption of minors. Murphy was admitted into the ARD program on the corruption of minors charge.

Admission into the ARD program does not mean that the person pleaded guilty. If he successfully completes the program, his record may be expunged. Murphy must pay $350 to the county to defray the cost of the ARD program, $50 in costs, and a $50 a month supervision fee while he is on probation for 12 months.

Murphy was one of four men accused of sex crimes involving the Tamaqua boy. According to the police investigation, the defendants contacted the victim through a cellphone dating app called Grindr.

In October 2019, two of the men entered guilty pleas. Former area music educator Dale Schimpf, 71, Frackville, entered guilty pleas to statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors and indecent exposure, and was sentenced to three to six years in state prison. Matthew Delgado, 29, Tamaqua, entered a guilty plea to corruption of minors — sexual acts, and was sentenced to nine to 23 months in Schuylkill County Prison.

In July 2019, Charles Raymond Joy, 59, Port Carbon, entered a guilty plea to indecent exposure and indecent assault charges and was sentenced to three to 23 months in county prison. All three must submit DNA samples and will have Megan’s Law registration requirements.

Murphy’s attorney Christine Holman last week filed a motion seeking to prevent the state from using certain evidence at trial. In the motion, Holman contended that there was no evidence that it was Murphy who was using the Grindr account. She also objected to the use of a single photograph — Murphy in a prison uniform — for identification purposes for the victim.