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Patient Sexually Abused By PA Doctor Specializing In Treating Amish: Police Patient Sexually Abused By PA Doctor Specializing In Treating Amish: Police
Patient Sexually Abused By PA Doctor Specializing In Treating Amish: Police A doctor who specializes in "serving Old Order Amish and Mennonite (Plain) populations," is accused of sexually one of his patients. Vladimir V. Iakomi of Lititz was charged with indecent assault without consent and indecent assault of an unconscious person in connection with an appointment on Saturday, Sept. 30, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police the following Monday.  The woman told the state police that she fell asleep and about 30 minutes into her appointment at "Plain Community Health Care Network” located in the “Georgetown Medical Center,” 23 Lancaster Avenue in…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say
PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say A teenage boy is accused of sexually abusing children in Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.  The unidentified 14-year-old Mount Joy boy was arrested following a police investigation that "uncovered multiple offenses by the defendant over the course of two to three months involving several victims," area police stated in a release.  He was charged with the following, according to Mount Joy Borough Police: Two Counts of Sexual Abuse of Children-Photograph/Film/Depict on Computer Sex Act. Sexual Abuse of Children-Possession of Child Pornography. Indecent Assau…

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by Jillian Pikora
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MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say
MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say A 37-year-old sex offender from New England allegedly assaulted a police officer while fleeing from a disturbance at a Wawa in Lancaster, PA, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.  Nathan Daniel Taylor was supposedly causing an unknown "disturbance" at the Wawa located at 2132 Lincoln Highway on April 9, 2023, East Lampeter Township police explained.  He suspect fled in a black 2002 Cadillac Limousine— but police spotted him drive with a burned out headlight in the 2100 block of Lincoln Highway East at 3:53 a.m., according to the release. Officers attem…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Suspect Who Assaulted Lehigh Shoppers Had Child Porn On Phone: State Police Suspect Who Assaulted Lehigh Shoppers Had Child Porn On Phone: State Police
Suspect Who Assaulted Lehigh Shoppers Had Child Porn On Phone: State Police A suspect has been arrested in connection with a string of indecent assaults on shoppers at Lehigh County stores, state police say.  Ogonna Chuwudaalu Ofoma, 30, of Allentown, was arrested Thursday, March 30 and charged with multiple assaults, troopers wrote in a release. He is also accused of having "sexually explicit photographs and videos of suspected child pornography" on his cell phone, authorities added.  State police previously warned Lehigh Valley residents that a single suspect was behind a number of incidents at Lower Macungie shopping centers, including a Dec. 7 in…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say
Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say A Bensalem man is in police custody after authorities say he was found in a child's bed in the middle of the night.  Paddy Purcell, 32, was arrested early Sunday, March 12 and charged with burglary, criminal trespassing, and indecent assault of a child under 13, Bensalem Township police said in a statement.  The department was called to the 300 block of Thunder Circle at about 1 a.m. Sunday for a reported burglary in progress, authorities said. On the scene, police were told that the 9-year-old victim woke up to find a strange man with an Irish accent wearing only underwear in her…

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by Mac Bullock
News
14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say 14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say
14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say A "heavily intoxicated" 14-year-old girl who had been vomiting in a Sheetz restroom passed out and an employee raped her, Shippensburg police say in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Sheetz employee, 22-year-old Demarcus Shamir Johnson, had previously flirted with the girl but her older sister warned him to stay away and told him her age, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  The girl was drunk and went to the restroom to vomit, she was in and out of it and her memory was hazy but at one point she remembered leaning over the toilet to vomit. Next, she was s…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Suspect Sought In String Of Lehigh Assaults, Troopers Say Suspect Sought In String Of Lehigh Assaults, Troopers Say
Suspect Sought In String Of Lehigh Assaults, Troopers Say State police are asking Lehigh Valley residents to help identify a man suspected of indecent assault.  Authorities believe the man is responsible for two indecent assault incidents at retail shopping centers in Lower Macungie, Trooper Nathan Branosky said in a release.  The first alleged assault occurred last year on Dec. 7 at the Wal-Mart at 1091 Mill Creek Road, state police said. The second incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 23 at around 7:20 p.m. at the 749 North Krocks Road Target, they continued.  State police say the suspect drove this grey or green Honda sedan. Pennsylvania St…

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by Mac Bullock
News
5 Jehovah's Witnesses Sexually Abused Child Family Members, PA AG Says 5 Jehovah's Witnesses Sexually Abused Child Family Members, PA AG Says
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 …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Chesco Man Gropes Woman At West Chester Bar, Say Police Chesco Man Gropes Woman At West Chester Bar, Say Police
Chesco Man Gropes Woman At West Chester Bar, Say Police A Chester County man is charged with indecent assault after police say he groped a woman at a West Chester bar.  Officers were dispatched to the 50 block of West Gay Street just after 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13 for a reported disturbance inside of a bar, West Chester police said in a statement.  Investigators determined that 28-year-old Jacob Robinette of Thorndale had inappropriately touched a woman at the bar, authorities said.  Robinette then assaulted another patron who confronted him about the groping, police believe.  The 28-year-old was arrested at the scene, boo…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philly Area Chiropractor Found Guilty Of Groping Patient During 'Exotic' Session: DA Philly Area Chiropractor Found Guilty Of Groping Patient During 'Exotic' Session: DA
Philly Area Chiropractor Found Guilty Of Groping Patient During 'Exotic' Session: DA A jury has found a former Chester County chiropractor guilty of groping a patient, authorities announced.  Thomas Miles, 61, of Malvern, was accused of inappropriately touching a female patient's breasts on two occasions in 2017, according to county District Attorney Deb Ryan.  The victim had been a patient of Miles' for years when he reached under a sheet and groped her during a June 2017 session, DailyLocal.com reported, citing a court affidavit.   After the first incident, Miles told the victim he was employing a therapy technique that was "a little more exotic,” the…

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by Mac Bullock
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Registered Sex Offender Attacks Corrections Officers In Central PA Prison 2x In Year: Police Registered Sex Offender Attacks Corrections Officers In Central PA Prison 2x In Year: Police
Registered Sex Offender Attacks Corrections Officers In Central PA Prison 2x In Year: Police A registered sex offender— currently accused of raping a child— has attacked corrections officers in a central Pennsylvania prison for the second time, authorities say. Corey Alan Bennett, 30, of Chambersburg, attacked three Cumberland County Prison corrections officers and a fellow inmate Middlesex Township Police announced on Oct. 10, 2022.  The attack left all four victims with "visible injuries," the police say. For this incident, Bennett was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, and one count of simple assault, the police state in the release.  He supposedly also…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Man Arrested For Groping Underage Girls At Suburban Philly High School Football Game Man Arrested For Groping Underage Girls At Suburban Philly High School Football Game
Man Arrested For Groping Underage Girls At Suburban Philly High School Football Game A 69-year-old man was arrested for groping underage girls during a high school football game in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said. Pennsylvania State Police responded to the Palisades High School in Nockamixon Township around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct 7, they said. Jay Donchez, of Wind Gap, "approached, talked to, and touched in various ways" several juvenile girls at the homecoming game, police said. Donchez was subsequently arrested and charged with indecent assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct, a news release shows. He was released on $25,000 unsecured bai…

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by Nicole Acosta