(CNN) -- A former Peace Corps volunteer from Connecticut is charged with sexual abuse of several preschool children in South Africa last year. Jesse Osmun, 31, worked at an AIDS center in Greytown, South Africa, that provided education, food and other services to children between the ages of 3 and 15, a criminal complaint says. Osmun, while volunteering at the center's preschool facility, allegedly sexually molested at least five girls under the age of 6, according to the complaint. The complaint also alleges he engaged in illicit sexual conduct with one of the girls, approximately 5 years old, twice a week for five months.
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Jesse Osmun, 31, worked at a preschool facility in Greytown, South Africa
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A criminal complaint alleges he molested at least five girls under the age of 6
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He could be sentenced to 30 years in prison if found guilty
The Peace Corps issued a statement saying it "was made aware of the allegations against the former volunteer after Osmun resigned from @placeholder and departed South Africa.