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Explicit Video Shown To Students, Threatened Teen By Pennsylvania Paraprofessional: DA Explicit Video Shown To Students, Threatened Teen By Pennsylvania Paraprofessional: DA
Explicit Video Shown To Students, Threatened Teen By Pennsylvania Paraprofessional: DA A Reading School District employee showed sexually explicit material to middle school students, inappropriately touched a 13-year-old boy, and threatened another teen, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Stephanie Quintero-Ochoa, 19, of Reading, was charged with unlawful contact with a minor, indecent exposure, dissemination of explicit sexual material via electronic communication, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children. The investigation began in December 2024 after multiple ChildLine reports alleged that Quintero-Ochoa was en…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Reading Middle School Evacuated After Student Brings Firearm: Police Reading Middle School Evacuated After Student Brings Firearm: Police
Reading Middle School Evacuated After Student Brings Firearm: Police Northwest Middle School in Reading dismissed students early on Thursday, May 11 after one child was found to have a firearm, city police say.  It's not clear how the gun came to administrators' attention, but authorities said "there is no active shooter or active threat" on campus at about 11:30 a.m. By about 11:50 a.m., the decision was made to evacuate the middle school, according to police. Fifth and sixth graders were taken to Riverside Elementary, 1400 Centre Ave., while seventh and eighth graders were brought to St. Margaret's at 235 Spring St., the department said. Parents…

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by Mac Bullock