SAXONBURG — A 57- year-old Connoquenessing man is accused of molesting an 8-year-old girl for several months at a home in the borough.

Jack L. Nulph allegedly fondled the child between September 2012 and May, according to court documents.

Saxonburg police on Friday arrested Nulph on 30 felony counts stemming from the suspected sexual assault.

He is being held in the Butler County Prison on $50,000 bail while awaiting a hearing later this month.

The Butler County Children and Youth Services agency in July initially interviewed the girl after learning of the alleged abuse. CYS, in turn, notified borough police.

The child told investigators that she believed the defendant assaulted her on six separate occasions, documents said.

She said that “at one point Nulph did tell her that if she told anyone he would get arrested,” according to a police affidavit.

Nulph was arraigned on six counts each of aggravated indecent assault of a child, aggravated indecent assault without consent, aggravated indecent assault of a person under 13 years old, indecent assault of a person under 13 years old and corruption of minors, all felonies.

A preliminary hearing will be held Sept. 24 at District Judge Lewis Stoughton’s office in Chicora.