Westmoreland County man arrested and charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor

A Westmoreland County man is behind bars on charges of sexually assaulting a minor. 

According to the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office, Monessen police arrested 26-year-old Joshua Rioux earlier this week, with help from federal investigators. 

On Thursday, police and agents from the Department of Homeland Security executed a search warrant on Rioux's home after an investigation uncovered videos that depicted a child being sexually abused by Rioux. 

When investigators questioned Rioux, he admitted to sexually assaulting the minor on several occasions over a two-year period. 

Police also told the district attorney's office that one of those occasions was recorded on video. 

Now, Rioux is facing multiple charges, including rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old, endangering the welfare of children, and corruption of minors. 

Rioux was taken into custody and has since been denied bail.