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NJ, Philly Stalker Caught Stalking Again, Prosecutors Say NJ, Philly Stalker Caught Stalking Again, Prosecutors Say
NJ, Philly Stalker Caught Stalking Again, Prosecutors Say A Philadelphia man with prior convictions for stalking is charged with the same crime in western Pennsylvania, according to prosecutors.  Shane P. Cassidy, 24, is accused of stalking a Unity Township woman and sending her threatening text messages, said the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office.  The victim told authorities she received the messages from multiple phone numbers over a period of months, officials said. Some of the messages allegedly contained "photoshopped and superimposed images" of the victim, according to prosecutors.  She reported the incidents to…

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by Mac Bullock
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Woman Accused Of Bringing Knife To Coatesville Area High School Fight Woman Accused Of Bringing Knife To Coatesville Area High School Fight
Woman Accused Of Bringing Knife To Coatesville Area High School Fight A 42-year-old woman who police say brought a knife to a fight on a high school campus in Chester County has been arrested and charged. Shalynn R. Taylor orchestrated a fight between "a large group of adults and students" in the parking lot of the Coatesville Area High School around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, according to Caln Township police. Taylor apparently was one of "multiple aggressors" who fled the scene before police arrived, they said. At least five students sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Further details were not immediately known. Taylor, of Coatesvi…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Bensalem Man Facing Dozens Of Additional Charges In 'Sextortion' Case DA: Bensalem Man Facing Dozens Of Additional Charges In 'Sextortion' Case
DA: Bensalem Man Facing Dozens Of Additional Charges In 'Sextortion' Case A Bensalem man who was charged in June for sexually extorting and harassing six victims now faces 40 additional charges after nine more victims were identified, authorities said. Ian Pisarchuk, 26, was charged Tuesday morning with multiple counts each of child pornography, unlawful contact, corruption of minors, sexual extortion, stalking, terroristic threats, harassment, and cyber harassment of a child, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Pisarchuk has been held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility since failing to post 10 percent of $2,000,000 bail for sexually …

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Mom Accused Of Cyber Harassing Girls On Daughter's Squad Ordered To Stand Trial PA Mom Accused Of Cyber Harassing Girls On Daughter's Squad Ordered To Stand Trial
PA Mom Accused Of Cyber Harassing Girls On Daughter's Squad Ordered To Stand Trial A Pennsylvania mom has been ordered to face trial for harassing three girls on her daughter's cheerleading squad, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Friday. Raffaela Spone, 50, of Chalfont, last March was charged with three counts each of cyber harassment of a child and harassment. Following a preliminary hearing on Friday, Magisterial District Judge Regina Armitage found enough evidence presented to send all charges to the Court of Common Pleas, District Attorney Matt Weintraub's Office said. Spone was accused of manipulating a photograph of a teen girl on the Vict…

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by Cecilia Levine