PHILADELPHIA - March 6, 2014
(WPVI) -- A retired Philadelphia mounted police officer has been arrested and
charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
Police say 75-year-old Walter
Sasse of Roxborough had a 2 ½ year sexual relationship with the girl beginning
when she was 15. She is 17 now.
The teenager recently told a
friend and her parents about the alleged relationship, and they contacted
The victim rode horses at the
Courtesy Stables at 901 Cathedral Road in Andorra where Sasse worked.
Eventually, she also started working at the stables and that's when the sexual
contact began, according to investigators.
Sasse retired from the force in
1991 after 20 years with the department. His last assignment was with the
Philadelphia Police Department's mounted patrol unit.
He was arrested Wednesday and
charged with sexual assault and related crimes. Bail was set at $50,000. He
posted 10 percent and was released. His next court date is March 25th in Family
Court.