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Multi-State Sextortionist Of Children Arrested In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Police are looking for more victims after an accused sextortionist was arrested in Bensalem on Thursday, May 30, officials say.
Jonathan Brodecki, 21, surrendered to police on multiple felony charges Thursday, authorities said,
Investigators believe Brodecki, using the name Jack Goodric, used multiple fake social media accounts to sexually extort nine victims in several states. Police said he used his account to impersonate a teenage boy and convinced the victims to send him explicit photos.
When one victim, 15, attempted to break off contact with Brodecki, police said he…
Man Accused Of Raping Toddlers In Chambersburg May Have More Victims In York, Police Say
A man recently arrested on charges connected to the rapes of several children under 7-years-old, may have more victims, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
Morris Franklin Gibson Jr., 54, of the 2200 block of Ivan Road, Guilford Township, Chambersburg, is accused of numerous sexual offenses involving at least five children in his care, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
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On Sept. 14, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police be…
Incest, Rape Of Child Among 50+ Charges Filed Against NY Man By PA Police
After several children told police in Pennsylvania that a New York man had been sexually abusing them for years — this week an arrest was made, according to a release on Friday, Nov. 17.
Dennis Martinez, 38 of Brooklyn, NY, was taken into custody in New York City on Monday, Nov. 14, 2023, Lancaster City Bureau of Police detailed in a release.
The Lancaster police had been investigating Martinez since Oct. 2022, after being notified that three children in Lancaster City had suffered "abuse [that] occurred over an extended period of time, at least several years," th…
Private Basketball Coach Abused Teen Athletes In PA For Years, DA Says
A Chester County area basketball trainer is accused of sexually abusing child athletes for years, prosecutors say.
Zachary Ray, 31, of Wynnewood, is charged with aggravated indecent assault, child pornography, unlawful contact, and related counts, said the Chester County District Attorney's Office.
Investigators believe that from 2014 to 2023, Ray abused at least three victims between the ages of 10 and 16 at area schools, parks, and homes.
The victims told police that Ray removed their clothes under the guise of a "core check" and then assaulted them while photographing the ab…
Chesco Dad Sentenced For Falsely Accusing Neighbor Of Abusing His Son: AG
A Chester County dad who falsely accused a neighbor of sexually abusing his son could spend almost two years in prison.
Kiran Jonnala, 49, of Exton, will serve between one and 23 months in state prison and must pay $5,000 in fines, a judge ruled at his sentencing hearing, said acting Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry.
According to authorities, Jonnala was the president of his local Homeowners' Association when a neighbor filed a civil suit against the body in September 2020.
The next month, in October, Jonnala penned an email to a Boy Scout leader, prosecutors …
5 Jehovah's Witnesses Sexually Abused Child Family Members, PA AG Says
Five additional members of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania are now facing multiple charges after allegedly sexually abusing children, Pennsylvania’s Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry announced at a press conference on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
All of the men, between the ages of 42-74, abused family members between the ages of 5 and 15, the AG says.
The defendants are being prosecuted by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for the following offenses:
Marc Brown, 65, of Allegheny County, is alleged to have sexually abused two young sisters who were between the …
Ex-Pennsylvania Police Chief Learns His Fate For Repeatedly Raping Child
A former police chief in eastern Pennsylvania was sentenced Friday, July 15 to 16 to 32 years in prison followed by three years of probation for repeatedly raping a child, WFMZ reports.
Former Weissport Police Chief Brent Getz, of Lehighton, was convicted in March 2019 on charges of child rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and other related offenses, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
Getz’s co-defendant, Gregory Wagner, pleaded guilty to child rape and sexual exploitation of children in Nov. 2020 and agreed to testif…
Motocross Stuntman Who Traveled Through NJ, NY, PA Charged With Raping Kids, Recording It
A motocross stunt rider who frequented New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania raped children and made videos of it while barnstorming the country in a traveling circus, federal authorities charged.
Ryan Meyung, 30, “engaged six different minor victims in sexually explicit conduct to produce images of child sexual abuse” between 2019 and 2021, the Justice Department said.
Meyung had already been charged locally in Georgia with child rape, aggravated kidnapping, tampering with evidence and criminal conspiracy. A federal indictment returned this week accuses him of producing, transporting and p…
Ex-Township Supervisor In Philly Suburbs Sexually Abused Young Girl For Years, DA Says
A 60-year-old former township supervisor in the Philadelphia suburbs sexually abused a young girl over the course of four years, authorities said.
Warren Reynolds, of Avondale, was charged with multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault of a child, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and other related offenses, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said.
Reynolds, a former New Garden Township supervisor, assaulted the girl from the age of eight in 1999 until she was thirteen in 2003, the DA said.
He abused the girl several times a week while she was in h…
PA Mom Helped Catch Serial Child Rapist: DA
A mom of three contacted officials after she learned three of her children— all under the age of nine, were being sexually assaulted and raped by a central Pennsylvania man, according to a release by the district attorney’s office.
Luis G. Torres Jr., 27, of the 300 block of North Lime Street, Lancaster, raped a child, as well as committed involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and indecent assault of a child, according to the Lancaster County’s District Attorney’s office.
The three children were harmed by Torres Jr. when they were under the age of 9-years-old…
Chester City Man Accused Of Raping 2 Young Girls
A Chester City man accused of raping two young family members over the course of two years has been arrested and charged, authorities said.
Irvin Saunders, 68, was charged with rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual assault, indecent assault, indecent exposure, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of minors, and unlawful contact of minors, according to the City of Chester Police Department.
Police nabbed Saunders on Friday, after the girls, ages 8 and 11, reported being sexually assaulted by him over the course of two years, authorities said.
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