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PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says
A father and mother who forced their seven children to live in filthy conditions in a rundown trailer in Bucks County were sentenced to up to 16 years in Pennsylvania State Prison on child neglect charges, authorities said.
Shane Robertson, 48, and Crystal Robertson, 38, of West Rockhill Township, appeared Tuesday, Aug. 20 before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, who called them “two of the worst parents I’ve ever seen in my life.”
“It is appalling that you would live in these conditions with your seven children,” Liller said. “You treated your animals better than you treated you…
Bucks Contractor Abused Homeowner's Son At Job Site, Jury Finds
A contractor in Bucks County awaits sentencing after being convicted of sexually assaulting the child of a client in 2021, officials say.
Jeffrey T. Lukens, 62, of Buckingham Township, was found guilty of felony indecent assault of a child under 13 and unlawful contact with a minor, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub. The jury delivered its verdict Wednesday, March 15 following a three-day trial, the DA said.
In September 2021, jurors were told, Lukens was hired by a Newtown Township homeowner to remove bees from the basement. While on the site, prosecutors said…
Guilty: PA Man, 25, Admits Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl
A 25-year-old Pennsylvania man admitted in court to sexually assaulting a teenage girl he met in Bucks County, authorities said.
Cody D. Jammer, of Lower Makefield, pleaded guilty to statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors on Monday, June 13, Deputy District Attorney Mary Kate Kohler said in a Thursday, June 23 release.
An investigation began in July 2020 after the victim told police she had been abused by Jammer from 2015 to 2016 when she was between the ages of 14 and 15, and Jammer was 19, the prosecutor said.
Jammer began sexually assaulting the girl a mon…
