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HS Track Coach Pleads Guilty To Hosting Alcohol-Fueled Sex Party For Teens: PA AG HS Track Coach Pleads Guilty To Hosting Alcohol-Fueled Sex Party For Teens: PA AG
HS Track Coach Pleads Guilty To Hosting Alcohol-Fueled Sex Party For Teens: PA AG A 20-year-old Pennsylvania track coach and substitute teacher has pleaded guilty seven months after investigators found out that he hosted a house party for minors— where he used a fake ID to purchase alcohol, which he gave to the minors— whom he then photographed and videotaped them “engaging in sexual activities,” according to a release by Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office. In addition to playing host to the minors and secretly recording them— Peyton Harris of Mifflintown— shared the recordings “with other individuals on social media,” the release explains. Harris was arrested …

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Western PA DA Sentenced Up To 5 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Assaulting Women Western PA DA Sentenced Up To 5 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Assaulting Women
Western PA DA Sentenced Up To 5 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Assaulting Women A Former Bradford County District Attorney has been sentenced for up to five years in prison for sexually assault women, according to Pennsylvania's State Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Chad Salsman, 45, of Wyalusing, was sentenced on Friday to serve between 1.5 to 5 years in prison, followed by 72 months of state supervision. Salsman is a Republican, who was elected district attorney in Nov. 2019 and was serving in the role at the time of his arrest. Salsman was arrested in February on 24 counts relating to the assaults of his clients and was held in the Bradford County Prison in lieu of …

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Pittsburgh Police Cadet, Former HS Football Coach Charged With Selling Cocaine Pittsburgh Police Cadet, Former HS Football Coach Charged With Selling Cocaine
Pittsburgh Police Cadet, Former HS Football Coach Charged With Selling Cocaine A former Pittsburgh high school football coach was removed from the Allegheny County Police Academy for allegedly selling cocaine out of his home, state officials announced. Authorities executed a search warrant at Branndon Pezzelle, Sr.'s, home where they discovered 1,252 grams of cocaine, approximately $76,000 in cash, and equipment for packaging and selling cocaine, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. “The defendant gained the trust of players and families in Pittsburgh and was seeking to become a police officer — all while behind the scenes selling poisons in our communities. Brann…

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by Nicole Acosta