A supervisor at a Pennsylvania Halloween attraction used his position of authority to sexually assault an employee, prosecutors said, as part of a broader series of alleged offenses targeting three females, including a 12-year-old child. The suspect, 38-year-old Edward Eisenhard, faces assault charges stemming from a September 25 incident at the Valley of Fear attraction in Lower Southampton Township, located roughly 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia, according to Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan.
According to a criminal complaint, Eisenhard was on a break when he grabbed, restrained, and indecently touched a female employee at the haunted house site. Prosecutors stated that Eisenhard, who held a supervisory role with authority over staff, held the woman against her will until his break ended and he was required to return to duty. Eisenhard had worked at the seasonal attraction for approximately 10 seasons.
The filing marks the second set of workplace sexual assault charges brought against Eisenhard in recent weeks. He was initially arrested on October 1 in connection with an alleged September 27 assault involving a 19-year-old coworker inside a stockroom at a Five Below store in Hilltown Township. Investigators secured a recorded phone confession from Eisenhard regarding that retail store incident, according to Khan.
Court documents detail further allegations that Eisenhard sexually assaulted and molested a 12-year-old girl in Springfield Township. Prosecutors allege he used a personal relationship with the child’s family to gain access to her home, entering her bedroom while she slept. The three active cases involve alleged victims ranging in age from 12 to 38.
Addressing questions during a press briefing regarding whether visitors or children attending the haunted house attraction may have been targeted, Khan stated that authorities were not speculating about potential additional victims, but would review any information brought forward by the public. Prosecutors encouraged anyone with knowledge of further misconduct involving the suspect to contact the district attorney’s office at (215) 348-6345.
Eisenhard remains in custody after failing to post bail following his initial October arrest. Prosecutors plan to ask a court to remand him without bail, arguing that his release would present a danger to the community.
