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WANTED: Sex Offender Convicted On 191 Counts Escapes Courthouse In PA WANTED: Sex Offender Convicted On 191 Counts Escapes Courthouse In PA
Wanted: 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…
Man Guilty Of Raping Ex-GF's 8-Year-Old Daughter Repeatedly, Officials In Bucks County Say Man Guilty Of Raping Ex-GF's 8-Year-Old Daughter Repeatedly, Officials In Bucks County Say
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 …
Montco Baseball Coach Accused Of Trafficking Children In Pennsylvania, Alabama Montco Baseball Coach Accused Of Trafficking Children In Pennsylvania, Alabama
Tyler Degiacomo Accused Of Sex Abuse, Trafficking An Oreland man is charged with sexual abuse and trafficking minors relating to at least four victims in Pennsylvania and Alabama, say Springfield Township police.  Tyler Degiacomo, 33, is being held in lieu of a $500,00 bond, authorities said in a release.  According to investigators, a parent reported their child sent Degiacomo explicit material on their cell phone in March 2024. Detectives learned Degiacomo was a former substitute teacher and volunteer with the School District of Springfield Township, as well as a PIAA Umpire and baseball coach. Authorities said they …
NJ Man Approaching Teens Under PA Bridge ID'd, Charged, Police Say NJ Man Approaching Teens Under PA Bridge ID'd, Charged, Police Say
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…
PA Man Wanted On Child Rape Charges: Police PA Man Wanted On Child Rape Charges: Police
PA Man Wanted On Child Rape Charges: Police Police in Chester County are seeking a man accused of rape and statutory sexual assault.  Alvin Daniels, 30, is also wanted on charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, and over a dozen related felony counts, said the West Whiteland Police Department in a release.  The charges stem from an incident last November, according to court filings.  Records also show Daniels, of Drexel Hill, previously entered a negotiated guilty plea to charges of forceable robbery in 2017.   He is described as 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds with brown ey…
Florida Man Snapchatting With Pennsylvania Girl Caught In Sting, Police Say Florida Man Snapchatting With Pennsylvania Girl Caught In Sting, Police Say
Florida Man Snapchatting With Pennsylvania Girl Caught In Sting, Police Say A Florida man was caught in a police sting in Pennsylvania after local officers received a tip that he was having "inappropriate conversations" with a girl on Snapchat, according to a police release on Monday, Sept. 11.  The Camp Hill Police Department was informed about the Snapchat conversations between the 15-year-old girl and 21-year-old Ty Hunter Eaddy at 11 a.m. on Sept. 6th. The police "retrieved" the girl's phone and "began communicating with the 21-year-old" while impersonating the teen, according to a release by the police department.  During the conversation with the u…
Man Hoping For Hot Night With Teen Girl At Bucks County Motel Ends Up In Handcuffs: Police Man Hoping For Hot Night With Teen Girl At Bucks County Motel Ends Up In Handcuffs: Police
Man Hoping For Hot Night With Teen Girl At Bucks County Motel Ends Up In Handcuffs: Police A Philadelphia man hoping for a steamy night with a 13-year-old girl ended up spending it behind bars, authorities in Bucks County said. John Delgado started up conversation with whom he thought was a 13-year-old girl on a social media dating app on Tuesday, May 21, police in Bensalem said. During conversations, Delgado clarified his intentions of meeting up with the girl to perform sexual acts on her, police said. The conversations continued and Delgado, 44, agreed to meet up with the girl on April 10, authorities said. Delagdo drove to a local hotel but the meet never happened. Delgado …
Bus Driver Sexually Assaults Student In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Bus Driver Sexually Assaults Student In Lehigh Valley, Police Say
Bus Driver Sexually Assaults Student In Lehigh Valley, Police Say A bus driver is accused of sexually abusing a student in the Easton Area School District, according to Palmer Township Police. Dean D'Amico, 64, of Mount Bethel, is charged with felony institutional sexual assault, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor, and misdemeanor indecent assault, state court records show.  Authorities claim D'Amico carried on an "inappropriate relationship with a juvenile student." He was working as a bus driver but not employed directly by the school district, police noted.  Palmer Township police arrested D'Amico at his Mount Bethel home on…
Allentown Man Drove To Bethlehem To Abuse Teen: Police Allentown Man Drove To Bethlehem To Abuse Teen: Police
Allentown Man Drove To Bethlehem To Abuse Teen: Police An Allentown resident sits in a Northampton County jail cell after police say he drove to Bethlehem early Thursday to meet a minor for sex. Angel Rivera-Rodriguez, 37, was arrested on March 9 following a seven-month investigation, said Bethlehem police in a statement.  Authorities say that in July of last year, Rivera-Rodiguez began corresponding online with a decoy he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. In conversations with the decoy, police said he sent explicit pictures of himself and urged the "teen" to delete his messages.  At 6 a.m. on Thursday, Rivera-Rodriguez parked at t…
8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police 8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police
8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police A man accused of raping a child multiple times in 2015 has been arrested in Miami Flordia, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.  Teuris Lafargue-Millet, now 48-years-old, was arrested at 1:26 p.m. on Friday in connection with the sexual assaults that happened first happened on January 1, 2015, Harrisburg Bureau of Police explain in a release.  He is being charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors, police say and court records confirm.  Lafargue-Millet is currently awaiting extradition …
Girl Repeatedly Raped By Lancaster County Man With Chester County Criminal Past: Authorities Girl Repeatedly Raped By Lancaster County Man With Chester County Criminal Past: Authorities
Girl Repeatedly Raped By Lancaster County Man With Chester County Criminal Past: Authorities A 41-year-old man raped a girl under the age of 13 years old multiple times over the course of nine months, authorities announced on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Anthony Charles Lawrence Jr, of Coatsville, is accused of raping the girl multiple times between alleged September 2021 and June of 2022, according to the West Lampeter Township police.  Detective Sgt Heinly conducted an investigation and "ultimately received approval from the Lancaster County District Attorney's Special Victims Unit to file charges against Lawrence" in front of Magisterial District Judge William E. Benner Jr…
PA School Janitor Uses Jets Fan Snapchat To Tell Undercover Cop He Had Sex With Child: DA PA School Janitor Uses Jets Fan Snapchat To Tell Undercover Cop He Had Sex With Child: DA
PA School Janitor Uses Jets Fan Snapchat To Tell Undercover Cop He Had Sex With Child: DA A central Pennsylvania school janitor chatted online to an undercover police officer about his sexual exploits with an 11-year-old, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6.  Zachary Payton Hart, 19, of Lykens, shamed Jets fans by using his "onlyjets" Snapchat account to send a picture of his penis to a 13-year-old girl, on June 4, 2022, according to a criminal complaint. But he wasn't going to get away with it as her sibling was friends with a police officer, according to the criminal complaint and statement released by the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.  The poli…
Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children
Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children A man who previously was sentenced to probation for public masturbation in Shippensburg, has been convicted and sentenced in connection with the rape and trafficking of children, authorities say.  Kenneth McKinley Grant, 24, of Carlisle, has a lengthy court record in Cumberland County where he was most recently has been found guilty of Sexual Exploitation of Children, Unlawful Contact With a Minor, Corruption of Minors, and Prostitution, according to the district attorney's office and court documents. The charges stem from "an incident in which a girl reported that Grant had coerced he…
Montco Man Sent Sexual Photo To Bucks Co. Child On Snapchat, Asked For Nudes, Police Say Montco Man Sent Sexual Photo To Bucks Co. Child On Snapchat, Asked For Nudes, Police Say
Montco Man Sent Sexual Photo To Bucks Co. Child On Snapchat, Asked For Nudes, Police Say A 20-year-old man was arrested after sending a sexual photo to a minor on a social media app, and then asking that child to do the same, authorities said. An investigation into River T. Stauch, of Hatboro, began after the underage victim allegedly told Warrington Township police that they received a sexually explicit image from a male Snapchat user. Stauch told the child his age and asked for naked photos, police said. The juvenile apparently said that when he refused, Stauch threatened him. Officers were later able to identify the user as Stauch, they said. Stauch was arrested on T…
Bensalem HS Teacher's Aide Arrested For 'Sexually Inappropriate' Contact With Underage Students Bensalem HS Teacher's Aide Arrested For 'Sexually Inappropriate' Contact With Underage Students
Bensalem HS Teacher's Aide Arrested For 'Sexually Inappropriate' Contact With Underage Students A 27-year-old high school teacher's aide in Bucks County was charged Thursday for having sexually inappropriate contact with underage students, authorities said. Donnie Reed, of Philadelphia, was arraigned on charges of unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, and related offenses, according to the Bensalem Police Department. On Oct. 6, police received an anonymous report alleging that a Bensalem High School teacher was sending inappropriate text messages and photos to underage girls, they said. Reed, who was also a basketball and football coach at the…
PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA
PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA A Montgomery County man was arrested after he tried meeting with an undercover agent acting as a 13-year-old girl for sex, authorities announced. Mark Morris, 56, of King of Prussia, responded to the agent on social media after he posted "Bored... Entertain me," on Nov. 11 at 9:37 a.m.,  Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Conshohocken Borough Police Chief George Metz said. The conversation included talking about meeting in person and the sex acts that he wanted to perform on her, authorities said.  The back-and-forth text conversation continued throughout the…
Sex Offender Hired To Remove Bees Assaults 11-Year-Old Boy, Bucks DA Says Sex Offender Hired To Remove Bees Assaults 11-Year-Old Boy, Bucks DA Says
Sex Offender Hired To Remove Bees Assaults 11-Year-Old Boy, Bucks DA Says A man registered as a sex offender since last June inappropriately touched an 11-year-old boy living in a household that hired him to remove bees, authorities in Bucks County said. Jeffrey Todd Lukens, 61, of Buckingham Township, had been working as a contractor in the Newtown Township home, and invited the boy over to help him on Sept. 2, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Lukens invited the boy to assist him, offering him a partial bee suit to wear to protect his face and upper body, according to a criminal complaint.  The boy was on a ladder and using a reciprocating…
West Chester Teacher 'Groomed' 17-Year-Old Student Into Sexual Relationship, DA Says West Chester Teacher 'Groomed' 17-Year-Old Student Into Sexual Relationship, DA Says
West Chester Teacher 'Groomed' 17-Year-Old Student Into Sexual Relationship, DA Says A 40-year-old West Chester teacher was arrested on accusations he groomed a 17-year-old student into a sexual relationship in 2019, authorities announced. On June 26, 2021, the now 19-year-old victim reported to West Goshen police that she had been in a sexual relationship with Seth Reich, of Downingtown, her acting teacher, when she was 17 and a student at Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School Center for Performing and Fine Arts (PLCS) in West Chester, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. She was in his acting class working on a play when they ex…