SCRANTON, Pa. - A northeastern Pennsylvania man faces charges he assaulted a 9-year-old boy after losing a water balloon fight.

Investigators say 33-year-old Joe Mongeon started the water fight with the child but became angry when the boy hit him with a water balloon on Saturday in Scranton. Witnesses told police Mongeon chased the child down, pushed him to the ground and began kicking him.

The Times-Tribune of Scranton (http://bit.ly/NDgV4g ) reports Mongeon also allegedly assaulted the child's mother after she tried to intervene.

Mongeon is charged with two counts of simple assault and harassment. He was released Monday on $5,000 bail.

A phone listing for Mongeon couldn't immediately be located. Court records don't list an attorney for him.