22-year-old Henry C. Pilliod of Sinking Spring is facing institutional sexual assault and related charges, the Berks County District Attorney’s office announced Thursday morning.
On March 31, 2025, the Berks County District Attorney’s Detectives received two Childline Referrals from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, which alleged that a coach with Berks Catholic High School was exchanging inappropriate photos with a student. Based on the foregoing, a criminal investigation was initiated by the Berks County Detectives.
The criminal investigation revealed that in November of 2024, the defendant and a 17-year-old female student began inappropriate electronic communications with one another. In January of 2025, the defendant and victim began exchanging nude images and digital videos with each other via the social media application Snapchat. Additionally, investigators determined that between December 2024 and February 2025, they had engaged in consensual sexual relations on multiple occasions.
According to detectives, between August 2024 and March 2025, the defendant was a volunteer tennis coach at Berks Catholic High School. Furthermore, in February and March of 2025, the defendant was employed as a long-term substitute teacher at Berks Catholic High School.
On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, the defendant was charged with Institutional Sexual Assault, Corruption of Minors, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, and Criminal Use of a Communications Facility.
On Thursday, August 7, 2025, the defendant, accompanied by his attorney, surrendered to the Berks County Detectives. The defendant was transported to the Berks County Sheriff’s Central
Processing Center where he was fingerprinted and photographed. He is currently awaiting preliminary arraignment.
As in every criminal case, the fact that an arrest occurred or a complaint has been filed is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
