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Teen Groomed, Assaulted At Berkshire Mall By Sinking Spring Man: Police
A Sinking Spring man is accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a juvenile girl at a novelty store inside the Berkshire Mall, Wyomissing police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Steven P. Najarian was arrested after an extensive investigation into unlawful sexual encounters involving a juvenile female, authorities said. Police determined that Najarian groomed the victim before the alleged assaults at the store located at 1665 State Hill Road in Wyomissing. Wyomissing detectives believe there may be additional victims who have not yet come forward, according to the release. "The Wyomissing…
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Maryland Man Caught Soliciting PATeen On Snapchat: New Court Docs
A Maryland man accused of using Snapchat to solicit and exploit a 15-year-old York County girl is now facing trafficking and sexual assault charges, according to newly obtained court documents. Brady Alexander Knatz, 26, of Hampstead, allegedly initiated sexually explicit conversations with the teen, identified as S.C., in September 2024 using the username "scooby_snacs," police said. Despite learning her age, Knatz continued requesting explicit photos and describing graphic sexual acts, investigators allege. The communications were discovered by S.C.'s mother on Oct. 1, 2024, prompting the …
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Man Accused Of Raping Runaway PA Teen Had Grandson Call Her 'Mommy': Affidavit
An Enola man is accused of raping a runaway juvenile, providing her drugs and alcohol, and holding her against her will, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Steven John Gallagher, 65, was arrested after East Pennsboro Township Police were alerted by Lower Paxton Township Police at 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, about the possible presence of a missing juvenile at his residence on the 700 block of Valley Street in Enola. Gallagher initially told officers he had dropped the girl, identified as I.M., off at Adams Ricci Park 45 minutes earl…
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Easton Man Arrested After Fire For Inappropriately Touching Teen: Affidavit
A Palmer Township man known for hosting foreign exchange students was arrested following a fire at his home and is accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior with high school students, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 21. Andrew Wolke, 53, is charged with multiple offenses, including: Felony 3: Corruption of Minors – Defendant Age 18 or Above. Felony 3: Unlawful Contact with Minor – Sexual Offenses. Misdemeanor 2: Indecent Assault of a Person Less Than 16 Years of Age. Summary: Harassment – Subjecting Another to Physical Contact. Wolke, who regularly hosted foreign exchange studen…
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2 Sexual Assaults In 2 Days Results In Philly Man's Arrest: Police
A Philadelphia man was arrested after he committed two sexual assaults in two days, police said on Monday, Nov. 18. Abdul Ford, 22, of the 1300 block of South 22nd Street, was charged for sexually assaulting one victim on Sunday, Nov. 17 and another on Monday, Nov. 18, according to a Philadelphia Police Department news release. On Sunday, Ford allegedly grabbed the victim from behind as they were walking in the 1600 block of Point Breeze Avenue at 10:50 p.m., police said. He then sexually assaulted the victim, who eventually managed to flee. The following day, police said Ford grabbed and …
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NJ Man Could Get Up to 146 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Lehigh County Girl: DA
A New Jersey man is facing up to 146 years in jail after being convicted for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Lehigh County girl, according to a Friday, Nov. 15 news release. Spartak A. Fedorovich, 38, of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, was found guilty of all charges relating to the sexual assault, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Charges against Fedorovich stem from an investigation by Upper Saucon Township police who were dispatched to a home for a report of suspicious activity on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 , according to the district attorney's news release. Off…
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6-Year-Old Girl Repeatedly Raped By PA Man Wanted By Police: Affidavit
A Coatesville man is wanted on charges for repeatedly raping a six-year-old Chester County girl, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Mark Eric Allen, 57, was charged with Rape of Child and related offenses after the girl, now a teen, reported him to police on Monday, Nov. 4, according to the affidavit of probable cause. The girl told police that Allen exposed himself, sexually assaulted her, and attempted to have sex with her multiple times when she was between the ages of 6 and 8 years old, the affidavit states. She was living in Philadelphia wh…
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Man Accused Of Raping 6-Year-Old PA Girl Arrested (
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The Coatesville man wanted for repeatedly raping a six-year-old Chester County girl has been arrested, according to the Parkesburg Borough Police Department. Mark Eric Allen, 57, was arrested and charged with Rape of Child and related offenses on Thursday, Nov. 14, police said. The Phoenixville Borough Police Department aided in his arrest. Allen was charged with Rape of Child and related offenses before his arrest after the girl, now a teen, reported him to police on Monday, Nov. 4, according to prior reporting by Daily Voice. The girl told police that Allen exposed himself, sexually assa…
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Girl Repeatedly Raped By Bucks County Man For More Than 2 Years: DA
A Bristol Township man was convicted of raping a girl multiple times during a period spanning more than two years, authorities said. Carlos Navedo, 52, was convicted on multiple counts of Child Rape and related charges on Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Investigators found that Navedo raped the girl several times between January 2021 and December 2023, the district attorney's office said. The girl, who is now 13, testified on the first day of the trial, telling jurors that she was 10 or 11 years old when Navedo first raped her, according …
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Former Penn State Players From Virginia, Philly Facing Rape, Other Sex Crimes: Court Docs
A pair of former Penn State players who were booted off the team over the summer are facing rape and other serious charges, according to court documents. Philadelphia native Jameial Lyons, and Kaveion Keys, of Richmond, Virginia, both 19, who were dismissed from the Nittany Lions and the university in August after being temporarily suspended from the squad. Lyons was charged with: Rape; Aggravated assault without consent; Voluntary deviate sexual intercourse; Aggravated individual assault without consent; Indecent assault without consent of others; Invasion of privacy without consen…
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Uber Driver Rapes Drunken Villanova Student In Her Dorm, Returns For Venmo Transaction: DA
An Uber driver from Montgomery County was arrested for raping a Villanova University student who was drunk after a night out with friends, according to authorities. Mirvan Dinler, 26, of Trappe, picked the victim up at a Philadelphia nightclub in an UberX and drove her back to her dorm in Hovnanian Hall at the Radnor Township campus on Friday, Sept. 13, police paperwork reads. Dinler then followed the student back to her dorm and raped her then forced her to perform oral sex on him, the paperwork says. The victim told authorities that the last thing she remembered was waking up to find…
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Child Raped During Burglary, Philadelphia Police Say
A child was raped during a burglary, according to a police release on Thursday, Oct. 3. Tyreek Collier, also known as Tyreek Jackson, 28, was arrested from the 6400 block of Charles Street on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Collier is accused of sexually assaulting a child during a burglary in the 3000 block of Cottman Avenue at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, police said. He was charged under two separate dockets with: Rape Forcible Compulsion. Unlawful Contact with Minor - Sexual Offenses. Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse Forcible Compu…
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PA Girl Wakes Up Naked, Getting Strangled By Man: Affidavit
A Williamsport man was arrested after a girl woke up naked in his home while being strangled, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 30. Nicholas Allyn Peterson, 22, of Williamsport, was charged with raping and attempting to strangle a girl on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Williamsport Bureau of Police detailed in the affidavit of probable cause. Four girls, including the victim, met up with Peterson at a Sheetz in Williamsport on Tuesday, July 16, the victim told the police according to the affidavit. Peterson then purchased several alcoholic beve…
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Teen Assaulted After Unknowingly Drinking Alcohol With Forks Man: PD
An Easton man was arrested Tuesday, September 24, 2024 for assaulting a teen who he had provided with alcohol, according to the police. Joseph Anastasi, 32, was charged with two misdemeanors for Indecent Assault and Selling or Furnishing Liquor to a Minor, according to the Forks Township Police Department. The investigation began on August 17, 2024 when police responded to the 800 block of Iron Lane in Easton for the report of an assault on a teen. The teen told police that Anastasi gave them a clear plastic water bottle containing vodka before inappropriately touching them without consent.…
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Forks Township Man Charged With Raping Acquaintance, Police Say
A 27-year-old man has been charged with raping a woman he knew in Forks Township, authorities said on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Eddie Cary Colon was charged with felony rape by forcible compulsion and indecent assault by forcible compulsion, a misdemeanor, Fork Township police said in a press release. Forks Township police officers responded to the 1000 block of George Street for a reported disturbance on Sept. 11 shortly before 3 p.m. Colon was arraigned and bail was set at $100,000, according to court records. Colon was being held in Northampton County Prison. His next court appearance is Oct…
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PA Man's Spotted In Child Pornography, Authorities Say
A 28-year-old man from Reading has been charged with possession of child pornography after sexually explicit images were found on his cellphone, authorities said. Kristopher W. Tanner also was charged with criminal use of a communication facility, corruption of minors, and indecent assault, according to a joint release from the Reading police and Berks County District Attorney. He was identified by investigators who noticed the unique tattoo visible on his right forearm in some of the videos. Additionally, investigators recognized that the background in these digital videos appeared to…
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Man Convicted Of Raping Girl Under 13: Bucks DA
A 61-year-old Bristol Township man was convicted on Tuesday, Aug. 13 of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting a young girl, authorities said. Gerald Lee Roberts was found guilty of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. He will be sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Stephen A. Corr on Nov. 22. Roberts posted $5,000 bail, according to court records. The victim testified during the trial that she was sexuall…
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Bucks County Man Arrested For Sexual Contact With Child: Police
A 46-year-old man from Bucks County was arrested for indecent sexual assault on a minor, authorities said on Monday, Aug. 12. On July 27, Warrington Police responded to the 2200 block of Pileggi Road for the report of an indecent sexual assault that occurred to a 9-year-old child, police said. Jose Armando Mestanza Ortiz was positively identified as the suspect, police said. Mestanza Ortiz was staying at the residence of the 9-year-old's family when the assault allegedly occurred, they said. On Friday, Aug. 9, a warrant was served on Mestanza Ortiz, where he was placed under arrest and tr…
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Teen Arrested For Rape Of Child Under 13 In Chester County
An 18-year-old man from Chester County has been arrested in connection with the rape of a young child, authorities said. German Domingo-Garcia of West Grove was charged with rape of a child and indecent assault of a child under 13 among other charges, according to the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department. On Saturday, Aug. 3, at approximately 8:25 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in West Grove Borough for a report of a sexual assault of a minor child. Domingo-Garcia was arrested and later transported to Chester County Prison where he was held on $150,000 ba…
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Girl Sexually Assaulted By PA Treatment Center Staffer In Twisted Game Of Truth Or Dare: PD
A 26-year-old man working at a nonprofit organization specializing in behavioral healthcare is wanted on a warrant out of Chester County, PA for sexually assaulting a female client, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. West Whiteland Police Detective Michael Buchmann said in a criminal complaint that on July 3, 2024, he got a call from the Devereux Director of Quality Improvement regarding Shakur Semaj Austin, saying there were rumors circulating that he had engaged in sex acts with a juvenile client. According to its website, Devereux Advanced Behavioral He…
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Felon From NJ Charged With Child Rape In Lebanon, PA: Affidavit
A New Jersey man with a felony criminal record in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey has been arrested on child rape charges police announced on Thursday, Aug. 1. Jose Enrique "Enrico" Rivas, 47 of Newark, NJ, was arrested in New Jersey on a warrant issued by Lebanon City Police on Wednesday, July 31, as detailed in the police release. Rivas will be extradited to Lebanon, PA, the police explained. A 13-year-old girl's guardian made the ChildLine call after the girl told them "I woke to his fingers in me and then he put his pp in me" and "I was just raped and he is still upstairs,…
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: Sex Offender Convicted On 191 Counts Escapes Courthouse In PA
A convicted sex offered left his trial and hasn't been seen since, officials announced on Monday, July 15. Corey Dean Harris, 47 of Clearfield, PA, left the Jefferson County Courthouse during a lunch break and never returned on Friday, July 12, the County District Attorney and Sheriff detailed in separate releases. DA Jeff Burkett's statement reads in part: "Corey Dean Harris, is now on the run. During his jury trial today, Harris never came back after the lunch break. He was subsequently convicted of 191 counts of child sexual abuse related charges." The charges — n…
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Child Foot Porn Made By Lancaster Babysitter Charged In Multiple Abuse Cases: DA
Photographs found on a former babysitter's computers (following a warranted search of his home) have led Pennsylvania State Police to identify yet another victim he abused, according to a release Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Jan. 23. Eric Dorwart, 54, of the 500 block of Pleasure Road in Manheim Township has been charged for the third time in a year for sexually assaulting children, the DA explained. Originally, Dorwart was matched by DNA to the cold case assault of a boy and girl on West Newport Road, Gordonville, Leacock on April 4…
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Carlisle Dad Accused Of Raping, Financially Exploiting Special Needs Person
A Carlisle dad with a criminal record has been charged in connection with rape and financial exploitation of a care-dependent person, among other charges, according to his social media and a police announcement on June 21. Waren Daniel Mena, 31, was arrested on June 20, "after a multi-month investigation," with the assistance of the Carlisle Borough Police Department, the Middlesex Township Police stated in a release. Mena has been charged with rape of a mentally disabled person, indecent sexual assault of a person with a mental disability, financial exploitation of a care-dependent p…
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Man Guilty Of Raping Ex-GF's 8-Year-Old Daughter Repeatedly, Officials In Bucks County Say
While most girls her age were enjoying the end of the school year this week, a 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl was in court detailing rapes at the hands of her mother's 33-year-old ex-boyfriend, officials said. Because of the girl's bravery, Cory Hegelein, of Morrisville, Falls Township, was found guilty of rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault on a person less than 13 years old, indecent assault on a person less than 13 years of age, and corruption of minors, the Bucks County DA's Office announced Friday, June 14. Hegelein …
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NJ Man Approaching Teens Under PA Bridge ID'd, Charged, Police Say
A 32-year-old man from Mount Laurel, NJ, has been arrested after he reportedly approached and assaulted children under a bridge in Chester County, PA., authorities said. The incidents occurred on May 16 under the Broad Street Bridge in Oxford Borough, according to Crime Watch PA. Detectives were able to identify the suspect and get witnesses to identify the suspect in a photo array, they said. On Tuesday, May 21, Oxford police located the suspect under the bridge. He was identified as Christopher Rajiv Lachhu. He was charged with unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors an…
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'Help:' Text Message Sent By Bleeding Victim Brings Police To Harrowing Scene In PA, Cops Say
"Please help" was the message that police got from a victim in Cumberland County last week, they said. And, they did. New Cumberland police officers worked swiftly to track down the source of the message on May 15, before walking in on Braden King, 60, trying to pull the woman's clothes off without her consent, they said. The bleeding victim told officers she'd been struck in the face and assaulted by King, police said. Police arrived and were able to halt King's "nefarious acts," they said in a release. After an investigation, King was arrested and taken to the Cumberland County Booking …
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Creep Planted Hidden Camera In PA Woman's Bedroom: Cops
A 27-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested on accusations he used planted a hidden camera in a woman's home. Ryan Selleny became the center of an investigation on Sunday, March 24 when King of Prussia police got a report from a resident of the Kingswood Apartments about a suspicious device in her unit, the The Upper Merion Police Department said in a release. Officers met with the victim and she was able to point out a small phone plug charger that was plugged into an outlet in her bedroom. Closer inspection of this phone charger revealed it was actually a covert hidden camera, p…
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PA Dentist Fondles Patient During Emergency Visit: DA
A Chester County dentist is accused of touching a patient's breasts at his Paoli practice. James Godorecci of Main Line Dental Aesthetics is charged with misdemeanor indecent assault and harassment, said the Chester County District Attorney's Office in a release. In the criminal complaint, the alleged victim told police she had been seeing Godorecci for regular dental care and treatment for her temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ.) The TMJ treatment involved "massage therapy" to the "jaw, neck, and upper chest/shoulder region," according to investigators. Police…
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Edward Massey Jr. Wanted Of Child Sex Abuse Charges: PSP
State police are looking for Edward J. Massey Jr. Troopers said the 49-year-old is wanted on charges of indecent assault on a person under 13, felony corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of a child. According to court records, the charges were filed in August 2017. Police said Massey is known to frequent Northampton and Monroe counties and has ties to a business in Florida. He is described as 6 feet tall and 175 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Stroudsburg at 570-619-6800 or submit an anonymous ti…
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DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say
A 38-year-old man has been charged after a towel linked him to months of sexual assaults with a young family member, police announced on Monday, Oct. 23. Around 11:40 a.m. on May 21, 2023, a girl under the age of 16 and her mom reached out to the Lower Allen Township Police Department to inform them "that a family member, John Heinrich George II, had been sexually assaulting her for the last two months," as stated in the release. The incidents happened in Camp Hill beginning on March 2, 2023, according to court documents. During the girl's meeting with the police she "rev…
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