Suspended Marysville police officer Robert J. Pavlovich Jr. was charged this morning with multiple counts of sexual assault and other related crimes for allegedly having sexual contact with teenage girls while on duty.

According to court records, Pavlovich, 39, would leave the borough for hours at a time, while on duty and in his police car, to visit the homes of girls, some as young as 12.

Pavlovich was placed on paid administrative leave by the borough in March after officials received two complaints about his alleged conduct and turned the matter over to the state police.

For the past five months, the state attorney general’s office presented evidence to a statewide investigating grand jury in Harrisburg on claims that Pavlovich had sexual contact with girls, according to several people who testified this week.

According to court records, Pavlovich would use information obtained from accident reports to gain confidence or leverage over girls. For example, he reportedly went to the home of a girl several days after a crash to get information for a report and asked her for oral sex, records state.