A Schuylkill County man was sentenced to a long state prison term Tuesday afternoon in Carbon County court on sexual assault charges, one case dating back over 40 years and the other 27 years.

David Hunsicker Jr., 54, of Schuylkill Haven, was sentenced to serve a total of 75 to 150 months in a state correctional institution by President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.

Hunsicker previously pleaded guilty to rape, sexual assault, indecent assault (two counts) and indecent exposure. The rape, sexual assault and indecent assault counts stem from incident that occurred about 27 years ago while the other counts stem from incidents occurring 40 years ago.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, this is what happened in the 40-year-old case:

On June 25, Detective Lee Marzen, of the Jim Thorpe police, received a walk-in complaint at the police station from a woman who said that she had contact with Hunsicker in 1979 or 1980. The victim said that was near her home on South Avenue, which was in the same area of Hunsicker’s family garage on the 600 block of South Avenue.

She said that sometime when she was 9 or 10 years old, Hunsicker, who was 13 years old at the time, had exposed himself to her and asked her to touch his private area, but that she didn’t know what to do, so she did.

Hunsicker then asked her to show him her private area, but she said she was scared and didn’t know what to do, so she complied.

She said that right after she did so, Hunsicker asked her to join his “sex club,” which he told her was behind the Bus Road, but that she told him no.

On July 8, Marzen attempted to interview Hunsicker at the Carbon County Correctional Facility and told him the reason he wanted to speak with him.

Hunsicker said that he didn’t want to talk to Marzen.

Second case

Hunsicker was also charged in another case with assaulting a young Jim Thorpe girl on multiple occasions between 1992-96 at a home on the 200 block of North Avenue.

In the first case he was charged with three criminal counts and in the second case 22 criminal counts.

On Tuesday, the victim in the second case spoke to the court and submitted a letter detailing how the incidents have affected her life. She told the court that she has suffered with mental health issues including depression since the incidents occurred when she was 9 or 10. She continues getting counseling and still struggles with relationships due to what happened to her.

She said she was beginning to handle the situation until she learned that Hunsicker had tried to have her “friend him” on Facebook. She said that brought all the bad memories back to her.

Assistant District Attorney Brian B. Gazo, who prosecuted the case, said, “It’s a bastardly thing he did. He stole her innocence.” He noted Hunsicker attempting to contact with on Facebook was also something the court should consider in imposing a sentence.

Hunsicker, who has been in jail since his arrest, told the court, “I’m very remorseful for what I’ve done. I put myself at the mercy of the court.”

Nanovic said a long state prison term was warranted in the case considering the facts and its emotional effects on the victims.

He imposed a 63 to 126 month term on the rape count and 12 to 24 months on the indecent assault, with the terms running consecutively.

He also ordered that Hunsicker, in the first case, must register for 15 years as a sexual offender and in the second case the registration period is for life.

Hunsicker must also follow all provisions of Megan’s Law concerning registration and reporting, get both drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations, have no contact with either victim, get a sexual offenders evaluation, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.

He was given credit for 344 days already served.