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Penn State Coach's Harassment Made Maryland Majorette Suicidal: Complaint
Penn State is required to respond to a former Blue Band Majorette's lawsuit within 14 days, a federal judge ruled on May 7, 2024, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Kaitlyn Wassel, of Hagerstown, Maryland developed a "passion for twirling" during a "free 8-week trial clinic in her hometown," as stated in the complaint filed in Dec. 2023. When the clinic ended, she joined the local twirling club, quickly advancing to a national competition team, her lawyer explained on her and her family's behalf in the background portion of the case documen…
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PA Police Chief Accused Of Harassing Female Cop In Sex Harassment Training: Court Docs
A former Lehigh Township police officer is suing the municipality and the police chief for alleged sexual harassment in the workplace, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Jessica Edwards of Center Valley filed a suit against Lehigh Township and its top cop, Chief Scott Fogel, in the US District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania on June 26, legal filings show. According to the complaint, Edwards joined as "the department’s first and only (...) female police officer" in February 2018, and during her first year "was seemingly taken under the wing of Chief Fogel." As time wen…
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Gary Busey Charged With Groping Women At NJ Horror Film Convention
Actor Gary Busey was charged with groping women at a "Monster Mania" convention in Cherry Hill before attendees said he was thrown out. Cherry Hill police confirmed the arrest Saturday in a release that began: "A California man is facing sexual offense charges..." Busey, 78, of Malibu, CA, was charged Friday with two counts of criminal sexual contact, one of attempted criminal sexual contact and harassment before being released, police said in the release. The charges stem from Busey's appearance at "Monster Mania Con 50," held at the Doubletree Hotel on Route 70 from Aug. 12-14. Addition…
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Police: Sex-Crazed Fanboy Gropes, Grabs, Chases Male DPW Worker
A DPW worker was on the job in Maywood late last week when a driver pulled up and shouted that he wanted to have sex with him, authorities said. Weird, for sure. But it didn't end there. The driver -- identified as Jose Mauricio CardozaRivera, 46 -- had been accused of grabbing a boy the day before in Little Ferry. The Maywood DPW worker told police on Thursday that CarodozaRivera got out and grabbed him by the arm, trying to pull him into his car. He said he shook loose and retreated to his truck, but CardozaRivera opened the door and climbed in. The worker bolted out the driver's …
Police & Fire
PA Catholic School Bus Driver Charged With Taking 'Upskirt' Pics Of Underage Students (
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A 70-year-old catholic school bus driver in Delaware County is facing a slew of charges after several underage students accused him of taking sexually intrusive photos without their consent, authorities said. A teenage student at the St. Mary Magdalen School in Media told officers on Tuesday, May 17 that her bus driver took pictures up her skirt with his cell phone, Upper Providence Township police said. The driver, who was assigned to bus number 302, has been identified as Bruce Stanley Garner, of Lansdowne, Police Chief David Montella said Friday, May 20. Garner is also accused…
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Teaneck District Pays $50,000 To Settle Special Ed Teacher's Sexual Harassment Suit
The Teaneck school district confidentially paid $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former special education teacher who said she was fired after refusing the then-principal’s sexual advances, records show. Whittier Elementary School Principal Pedro H. Valdes III – now the principal of Teaneck High School -- engaged in “overly flirtatious” behavior that was “disturbing and intimidating at best," Grace Kenny charged in a sexual discrimination lawsuit. Rather than go to trial, district officials settled the case and agreed, along with Kenny, to keep the terms of the deal confidential. Set…
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Student Solicited Peer For Oral Sex As NJ School Admins Failed To Act, Lawsuit Says
A former Morris County elementary school student’s parents have filed a lawsuit against the district with claims that administrators failed to follow anti-bullying policies while their son was severely harassed -- and even solicited for oral sex by another student, NJHerald reports. The former Sussex Avenue Elementary School student was bullied based on his perceived sexual orientation during the 2019-2020 academic year, according to the lawsuit filed last week in Morris County Superior Court. The boy was using a urinal when he was approached by another student who propositi…
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Former PA Police Officer Sent Sexually Explicit Videos Using Facebook Messenger: DA
A former police officer has been charged after he sent sexually explicit videos through Facebook Messenger, authorities say. Jayson Joe Drouillard, 43, of Mountville, sent two lewd and sexually explicit videos of himself to the victim via Facebook Messenger on Dec. 4, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Drouillard was previously employed as a police officer with the Lancaster City Bureau of Police but was not employed in this position at the time of this incident, according to the DA. Lancaster City Bureau of Police were called to a report of harassm…
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Former Naval Support Activity Supervisor Pleaded Guilty To Assaulting Subordinate,
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A former supervisor at Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg has pleaded guilty to assaulting a subordinate employee, according to the US Department of Justice. Jared Heisey, 30, of Etters, York County, admitted to assaulting a subordinate employee during work hours on Aug. 9, 2019, according to a release by The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Heisey previously worked as a Defense Logistics Agency supervisor at NSA, according to officials. Heisey admitted to directing the victim to accompany him to conduct an inventory count in a remote building a…
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Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail'
With the 40th anniversary approaching of the cold-blooded killings of two police officers and a guard in a $1.6 million Brinks armored car robbery, the law enforcement community felt slapped in the face by now-former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hours before leaving his office in disgrace, Cuomo commuted the 75 years-to-life sentence to the 40 years of time that self-proclaimed revolutionary David Gilbert has served for the Rockland County murders. The law enforcement community reeled from the news Tuesday. Cuomo resigned "because he sexually harassed multiple women," Rockland County PBA …
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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Resigns, Calls His Behavior 'Too Familiar'
Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday, telling constituents he was “doing the right thing for you” while claiming that the behavior some women found offensive he intended as "endearing." "In my mind I've never crossed the line with anyone," he said in a televised announcement. The move follows a blistering report from the state’s attorney general that Cuomo had sexually harassed several women, which prompted calls from top Democrats – including President Joe Biden – that he step down. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, will become New York’s first female…
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Democratic governors in the states surrounding New York are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step away from office following the release of the Attorney General’s report into allegations of sexual harassment. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee released a joint statement calling the allegations “appalling.” “We are appalled at the findings of the independent investigation by the New York Attorney General,” they stated. “Gov. Cuomo should resign from office.” The findings of an internal investigation led by Jo…
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Cuomo Sexually Harassed 'Multiple Women,' Including State Trooper, Scathing AG Report Charges
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women who worked for the state -- including a state trooper -- in violation of state and federal laws, a scathing new report released Tuesday by his attorney general alleges. The Executive Chamber was “rife with fear and intimidation,” which allowed for harassment to occur and created a hostile work environment, New York Attorney General Letitia James said following a five-month review by independent investigators of sexual harassment claims against the governor. Cuomo allegedly engaged in unwanted groping, kissing, and hugging…
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: NJ Nursing Home Chef Says Boss Tried Making Himself Her Sex Slave
“I would like to be your slave, and you can be my master." Those were the words 51-year-old AnnaMarie Ferrara says her new boss Howard Lawton said to her on her very first day of work, the New York Post reports citing a lawsuit filed in Mercer County Superior Court. The grandmother was just hours into her new job as the chef for Healthcare Services Group, Inc., at its Phillipsburg location on Aug. 22, when Lawton expressed his own desires, The Post reports. “Lawton made clear that he hired [Ferrara] specifically because he desired to enter into some sort of sado-masochistic …
Police & Fire
Ex-Palisades Teacher Gets Year For Taking Upskirt Photos Of 'Disgusted' Students
A former Palisades High School math teacher and athletic coach is facing one year behind bars for secretly taking upskirt photos of female students and sharing them online with the intention to masturbate to them, authorities said. Francis James Reppert Jr., 27, of Quakertown pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and invasion of privacy on Oct. 6, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Reppert was charged last January following an investigation that began in October 2019, after a student captured a video of him viewing, and zooming in on a photo of what appeared to be …
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