Police: Man stabs man he says was sexually assaulting girl

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — A Washington County man is in jail for stabbing a man, whom he said he saw sexually assaulting a young girl, police said.

Stephen Yarbrough is being held on $35,000 bond for the stabbing.

Yarbrough admitted to stabbing Christopher Holiday and said he walked in on him sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, according to police.

"Definitely praying, hoping God provides the way for me," Yarbrough said. "Definitely not a situation I'd like to be in. What's done is done and I just have to walk in faith."

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Holiday was stabbed in the neck and shoulder. He was flown to a hospital, treated, released and arrested on sexual assault charges. Yarbrough has no criminal history and despite being in jail for weeks, told us he has no regrets.

Holiday is also in jail on $25,000 bond. After he was released from the hospital he was arrested in connection with that alleged sexual assault. But in court Wednesday, he claimed he didn't know why Yarbrough stabbed him.

According to police, Yarbrough claimed he walked in on Holiday with the young girl, her pants down and her shirt up, on his lap. Police say Yarbrough lunged at him, ripping him off of her. Police were called and began investigating.

The victim's father was in court on Wednesday to support Yarbrough, whom he would like to see set free.

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