SHAMOKIN — A former Shamokin man will go to court on rape charges after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing. 34-year-old Brian Scott Murdorf was in district court on Tuesday and after waiving his hearing, was sent back to the Centre County Prison. He is being held on charges including rape of a child, statutory sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault.
Murdorf is accused of sexually assaulting a girl multiple times between 2010 and 2014, when he and the victim lived in Shamokin. The News Item reports the girl was 10-years-old when the sexual assaults began. (Ali Stevens)

