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PA Man Arrested For Sharing Child Porn Online: Police PA Man Arrested For Sharing Child Porn Online: Police
PA Man Arrested For Sharing Child Porn Online: Police A Bucks County man was charged for sharing child pornography online, police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30. John Heaton IV, 59, of Southampton, was arrested on child pornography charges on Thursday, Oct. 24, the Upper Southampton Township Police Department said.  The investigation began after Upper Southampton Township police, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, and Homeland Security agents received a CyberTip submitted to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to police. The CyberTip indicated that an Upper Southampton …

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by Merriell Moyer
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Performing Arts Director At Parkland Secretly Recorded Student: Affidavit Performing Arts Director At Parkland Secretly Recorded Student: Affidavit
Francis Anonia Accused Of Secretly Recording Student: PD The former performing arts director at a Lehigh County high school was charged for secretly recording a student while he was in a changing room, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Francis Anonia, 43, of Allentown, was accused of using his cell phone to secretly record a student changing clothes while he was in the Parkland High School auditorium on Monday, Oct. 14, as detailed by the Allentown police in the affidavit of probable cause.  The student, who is now 21 years old, was 18 when the recordings were made in the auditorium's changing rooms in April 2021, a…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, NJ Partner In Crime Wanted: Police Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, NJ Partner In Crime Wanted: Police
Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, NJ Partner In Crime Wanted: Police The 63-year-old New York, identified as the suspected Hersheypark Slasher, was arrested — but his Jersey City partner remains at large, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 27.  Huley Williams of Brooklyn, NY is accused of being the man who committed the "slash and grab" in the Hersheypark parking lot around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, police said and Daily Voice previously reported.  Williams (pictured above on the right) is accused of being the man (pictured above on the left) who was caught rummaging around in the backseat of a car when th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA
VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA A Virginia man who pleaded guilty in connection to traveling to Pennsylvania to have sex with a child has been sentenced, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 20.  Tanner Iskra, 38 of the 2100 block of Harpoon Drive, Stafford, VA, pleaded guilty in Sept. 2023 to attempted statutory sexual assault (11 years older), attempted corruption of minors, and criminal use of a communication facility, DA Heather Adams detailed in the release.  Iskra was sentenced to 11-23 months in prison, eight years of probation, and he must register as a sex offender …

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Repeat Child Porn Offender On Last Year Of Probation Didn’t Learn His Lesson PA Repeat Child Porn Offender On Last Year Of Probation Didn’t Learn His Lesson
PA Repeat Child Porn Offender On Last Year Of Probation Didn’t Learn His Lesson A central Pennsylvania man has been charged with possessing child porn— again, authorities say. Harrison Michael Rineholt, 48, of Pennsylvania and previously of Maryland, was on his last year of probation for possessing child pornography when he was caught disseminating more child porn a decade later, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. An investigation was launched after a proactive investigation conducted by Corporal Anthony Reppert found Rineholt was sharing the child porn online, the release details. State police’s computer task force did a warranted search of his hom…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Accused Drug Dealer In Berks County Sold Deadly Fentanyl Dose: DA Accused Drug Dealer In Berks County Sold Deadly Fentanyl Dose: DA
Accused Drug Dealer In Berks County Sold Deadly Fentanyl Dose: DA A 24-year-old woman from Berks County has been arrested in connection with the fentanyl death of one of her alleged customers, authorities said. Yoli Eisenhardt, of Fleetwood, was charged with drug delivery resulting in death, criminal use of communication facility, delivery of a controlled substance, and other related offenses in the death of a woman, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. The unidentified victim was found dead in a Stimmel Alley home in Kutztown on Nov. 4, 2021, authorities said. A search of the victim's belongings and home revealed evidence of drug u…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Philly Man Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Drugs To ChesCo Overdose Victim Philly Man Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Drugs To ChesCo Overdose Victim
Philly Man Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Drugs To ChesCo Overdose Victim A Philadelphia man was sentenced to decades in prison for selling fentanyl-laced drugs to a Chester County man, which resulted in his overdose, authorities announced Friday. Jamal Keys, 43, will face 18 to 36 years behind bars for the March 2019 heroin overdose death of a 34-year-old man in Paoli, according to Chester County District Attorney's Office. Keys was found guilty by a jury in July 2021 of drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver, criminal conspiracy, and criminal use of a communication facility. On April 1, 2019, Willistown police officers were called …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Church Pastor Sent Nude Photos To Undercover Police In Lancaster Church Pastor Sent Nude Photos To Undercover Police In Lancaster
Church Pastor Sent Nude Photos To Undercover Police In Lancaster A pastor in Mount Joy was arrested Tuesday after he sent nude images of himself to an undercover police officer, whom he thought was an underage girl, according to Lancaster city police. Anthony R. Morales, 33, of Warwick Township-- who is listed as the lead pastor at Miracle Center Fellowship Church in Mount Joy-- exchanged nude photographs with a 17-year-old girl via social media for two weeks in May, according to court documents. In addition to trading photos, he messaged the girl requesting to have sex. That's when the girl approached police about what happened going on. An undercover…

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by Jillian Pikora
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West Chester Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Laptop Brought To Police Station West Chester Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Laptop Brought To Police Station
West Chester Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Laptop Brought To Police Station A West Chester man was arrested on child porn charges after someone brought the laptop he was apparently viewing the images on into police headquarters, authorities said. A subject arrived at the West Chester police station saying that Damion Bovell, 24, had been watching obscene material on it last February, West Chester police said. The laptop was confiscated and a search warrant was obtained.  The computer was sent to Chester County detectives for a forensic examination, which turned up numerous images of child porn, police said. Bovell was arraigned on May 8 at District…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DA: Investigators Bust Glenside Man With More Than 300 Photos Of Child Pornography DA: Investigators Bust Glenside Man With More Than 300 Photos Of Child Pornography
DA: Investigators Bust Glenside Man With More Than 300 Photos Of Child Pornography Investigators on Friday announced charges against a Glenside man whom they busted with more than 300 photos, and 70 videos of child pornography. An investigation ensued after the Montgomery County Detective Bureau received tips from Kik Messenger, Twitter, and Facebook via the Delaware County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force alerting them to 11 photos and videos of suspected child pornography on March 29, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Cheltenham Township Police Chief John Frye. As soon as investigators determined the imag…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Lansdale Man Out On Bail Busted With Child Porn -- Some Depicting Prepubescent Kids Lansdale Man Out On Bail Busted With Child Porn -- Some Depicting Prepubescent Kids
Lansdale Man Out On Bail Busted With Child Porn -- Some Depicting Prepubescent Kids A Lansdale man out on bail for a 2019 burglary and assault charges was busted with child porn, NorthPennNow reports. Patrick Carpenter, 27, had nearly 200 images and videos of both boys and girls, including some prepubescent being sexually abused by adults, the outlet says citing the criminal complaint. Carpenter — who apparently told authorities he "doesn’t use the internet much” during questioning — was charged with 50 counts of possession of child porn and 50 counts of criminal use of a communication facility. Carpenter had been out on bail stemming from a 2019 arrest, in which he broke…

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by Cecilia Levine