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PA Man Faces 86 Charges For Raping 4 Children Over 9 Years: Affidavit
A Hatfield man has been charged with 50 felonies and 36 misdemeanors related to the alleged sexual abuse of four minors across Montgomery County, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Resul Mustafa Ozdemir, 26, of Pinegrove Avenue in Hatfield Township, was arraigned on the charges and jailed on $500,000 cash bail, according to court records.
The charges against Ozdemir include five felony counts each of rape by forcible compulsion, rape via threat of forcible compulsion, rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercou…
Seven Victims Of RM Palmer Explosion Identified Ahead Of Memorial Vigil
Authorities have identified the seven victims killed in the RM Palmer chocolate factory explosion last week in Reading.
The victims were identified by the Berks County Coroner's Office in the Philadelphia Inquirer as:
Xiorky "Chany" D. Nunez, 30, of Reading
Susan H. Halvonik, 63, of Upper Providence Township
Michael D. Breedy, 62, of Marion Township
Diana M. Cedeno, 44, of Reading
Judith Lopez-Moran, 55, of Reading
Amy S. Sandoe, 49, of Ephrata, who was the HR director
Domingo Cruz, 60, of Reading, who worked in the production department, per his obituary.
The manner and cause of death fo…
Trio Charged With Selling Montco Woman Deadly Drug Combo Of Fentanyl, Horse Tranquilizer
Three people were arrested in connection with the overdose death of a Montgomery County woman, authorities said.
Jonathan Heffren, 27, of Reading; Michael Lavelle, 23, of Plymouth Meeting; and Marrissa Roman, 29, of Douglassville, have been charged with drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver and related charges stemming from the May death of 41-year-old Jessica Martin, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said in a joint release.
Officers responded to a report of a cardiac arrest at a home on Providence Forge Road in Upper Providence Township…
Schuylkill River Drowning Victim Remembered As 'Good Soul Gone Too Soon'
Samantha Henry, the 28-year-old woman who drowned in the Schuylkill River Monday, July 4, was being remembered by loved ones as a "good soul gone too soon."
A Phoenixville High School graduate, Henry was a theatre guild member in school and worked as a tax accountant, her Facebook profile shows.
"You were always kindhearted, wicked intelligent, stubborn, free-spirited, a portion of light that anyone could connect with and feel comfortable," said Steven M. Johnson, who is listed as Henry's brother on her page.
Steven M. Johnson's Facebook post.Steven M. Johnson (Facebook)
Henry's body w…
