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‘Call Me Daddy' Creep PA Church Leader, Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico ‘Call Me Daddy' Creep PA Church Leader, Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico
‘Call Me Daddy' Creep PA Church Leader, Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who ran off to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 — has now been convicted of repeatedly raping the same victim when she was a child, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, March 5. The disturbing allegations first emerged when the victim came forward to police in February 2025, saying Esterly had sexually abused her for years, beginning when she was a child. A jury convicted Esterly, now 53, of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and endangering the welfare of children following a trial that began with jury selection on …
Heart Gesture, Supporters’ Outburst Follow Murderer's Lengthy Sentence In PA: Prosecutors Heart Gesture, Supporters’ Outburst Follow Murderer's Lengthy Sentence In PA: Prosecutors
Heart Gesture, Supporters’ Outburst Follow Murderer's Lengthy Sentence In PA: Prosecutors A convicted killer flashed a heart sign and smiled at supporters moments after learning he could spend decades behind bars, prosecutors said. Jyheir Mosley-Williams, 22, was sentenced to 18 to 40 years in state prison for the 2022 killing of 23-year-old Jacoby Strain-Hankerson, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo announced in a release issued Wednesday, Feb. 25. Judge Edward M. Marsico imposed the sentence on Monday, March 23, after Mosley-Williams pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and illegal firearm possession, according to the DA’s office. The factual basis for the plea sho…
PA Dad Sentenced For Shaking 2-Month-Old Son, Causing Brain Injury PA Dad Sentenced For Shaking 2-Month-Old Son, Causing Brain Injury
PA Dad Sentenced For Shaking 2-Month-Old Son, Causing Brain Injury A Lancaster County father has been sentenced to up to 15 years in state prison after pleading guilty to violently shaking his infant son, causing injuries doctors say will have a permanent, lasting impact, prosecutors announced. Michael Robert McDonald, 31, of Parkview Drive in Providence Township, was sentenced to 7 to 15 years in prison by Judge David Ashworth after entering a guilty plea on Dec. 18 to two counts of Felony Aggravated Assault – Victim Less Than 13 And Defendant 18 Or Older, and one count of Felony Endangering Welfare Of Children, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Off…
Curtain Rod, Extension Cord Used In Beatings Of PA Children: DA Curtain Rod, Extension Cord Used In Beatings Of PA Children: DA
Curtain Rod, Extension Cord Used In Beatings Of PA Children: DA A Lancaster city couple accused of repeatedly beating two children with household objects including a curtain rod will have their cases move to county court after waiving their preliminary hearings, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Jan. 2. Gebron Lamont Reid, 31, and Malina Ounn, 29, both of the 600 block of East King Street, waived their preliminary hearings before Judge Jodie Richardson on Tuesday, Nov. 26, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Both defendants are charged with two counts of Felony Endangering the Welfare of Children and two count…
DOUBLE HOMICIDE: 14-Year-Old Stabs Mom, Friend To Death In PA Home, DA Says DOUBLE HOMICIDE: 14-Year-Old Stabs Mom, Friend To Death In PA Home, DA Says
Double Homicide: 14-Year-Old Stabs Mom, Friend To Death In PA Home, DA Says A teenager is charged as an adult with homicide after his mother and a family friend were found stabbed to death inside their Carrolltown home, Cambria County officials announced during a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Judah Quinn Courtney, 14, is accused of killing his mother, Olivia Lee Courtney, 32, and family friend Ashley Renee Cook, 38, inside their Flick Avenue home the evening of Monday, Sept. 29. State police said both women suffered multiple stab wounds to their heads and torsos, resulting in massive blood loss. Three bloody knives — including a butcher knife, serrated kni…
Man In Corpse Case Said He Was ‘Dressing Up A Skeleton’ In Pennsylvania Ruled Unfit: Reports Man In Corpse Case Said He Was ‘Dressing Up A Skeleton’ In Pennsylvania Ruled Unfit: Reports
Man In Corpse Case Said He Was ‘Dressing Up A Skeleton’ In Pennsylvania Ruled Unfit: Reports The Pennsylvania man accused of killing two people in Maryland and later driving his mother's corpse across state lines was ruled incompetent to stand trial, according to multiple reports. On Thursday, Sept. 11, a judge reportedly ruled Kevin Ahn, 31, was unfit to be tried following weeks of speculation about his mental health.  Ahn was arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse in Lancaster County when police found his mother's body in a vehicle parked outside a home in Penn Township in March. It is believed that his mother had been dead for more than a day inside the vehicle b…
Miles Pfeffer Guilty In Murder Of Temple Officer Chris Fitzgerald; Gets Life Without Parole Miles Pfeffer Guilty In Murder Of Temple Officer Chris Fitzgerald; Gets Life Without Parole
Miles Pfeffer Guilty In Murder Of Temple Officer Chris Fitzgerald; Gets Life Without Parole The 20-year-old Bucks County man accused of ambushing and killing Temple University Police Sergeant Chris Fitzgerald has been found guilty of all charges, including First-Degree Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer, a Philadelphia jury decided on Wednesday, June 25. Miles Pfeffer, of Buckingham Township, was just 18 when he gunned down Fitzgerald during a foot pursuit on the 1700 block of West Montgomery Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Prosecutors say he ignored the officer’s commands and opened fire after a struggle, continuing to shoot even as Fitzgerald lay wounded on the ground. Autho…
Judge Blocks Return Of Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador By Trump Administration Judge Blocks Return Of Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador By Trump Administration
Judge Blocks Return Of Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador By Trump Administration A federal judge has overruled a lower court’s order requiring the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Maryland by midnight Monday. The temporary order was issued hours before Abrego Garcia was scheduled to be returned home after the former MS-13-affiliated man was mistakenly shipped to a notorious El Salvadoran detention center. Top officials admitted the deportation was a mistake, but they’ve dragged their feet in reuniting him with his wife and family in Maryland. Abrego Garcia had previously been granted withholding of removal by an immigration judge back in 2019…
PA Drug Dealer Sentenced After Fentanyl Ring Exposed: DA PA Drug Dealer Sentenced After Fentanyl Ring Exposed: DA
PA Drug Dealer Sentenced After Fentanyl Ring Exposed: DA A Philadelphia man linked to a fentanyl distribution network in Bucks County has been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Brian Franklin, 25, was sentenced to seven to 14 years in state prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance before Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Franklin was behind the supply of fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone that had been flooding Bucks County since May 2021, investigators said and Daily Voice previously reported. …
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA
Bristol Man Pleads Guilty To 4-Month-Old Son's Murder: DA Tyler Sullivan pleaded guilty to the third-degree murder of his infant son in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 29, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities have said they were called to Sullivan's Radcliffe Street home in Bristol last May 25 to find his 4-month-old son Timothy was "not breathing and cold to the touch." Officers performed life-saving measures but eventually took the baby to Lower Bucks Hospital where he died.  Medical staff at the hospital said the boy's injuries were "indicative of a battered child" — he suffered "contusions, bruising, and …