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PA Coach, Teacher Had 'Inappropriate Relationship With Students' Authorities Say PA Coach, Teacher Had 'Inappropriate Relationship With Students' Authorities Say
PA Coach, Teacher Had 'Inappropriate Relationship With Students' Authorities Say A 57-year-old baseball coach and special education teacher has been changed for indecent sexual contact with minors he coached.   Daniel C. Waters, was the lead baseball coach and a special education teacher in the Chester Upland School District.  🎉 Baseball Team Receives Local Donation 🎉 We are excited to share that the Chester Clippers Baseball team has received... Posted by The Chester Upland School District on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 The Glen Mills resident was slapped with 24 charges on Tuesday, July 25, 2023— 18 of which are felonies, according to the Pennsylvania State Polic…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
DNA Connects Quarryville Man To 11-Year-Old Rape Victim: Police DNA Connects Quarryville Man To 11-Year-Old Rape Victim: Police
DNA Connects Quarryville Man To 11-Year-Old Rape Victim: Police DNA evidence has linked a Quarryville man to the rape of an 11-year-old girl, police announced on Friday, July 14, 2023.  Shane Howe, 27, has been under investigation since the Quarryville police were called to a house in the 300 block of West Stanton Road on Dec. 2 2022, according to the police release.  While on the scene for that incident, an 11-year-old girl "confided in the Officer that. (...)Shane Howe, had sexually assaulted her," the police said.  That officer then recovered "physical evidence" of the assault from the girl's room, as stated in the release.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Robber Wanted For Child Sex Abuse Nabbed By US Marshals In MD PA Robber Wanted For Child Sex Abuse Nabbed By US Marshals In MD
PA Robber Wanted For Child Sex Abuse Nabbed By US Marshals In MD A York County, PA robber was caught by US Marshals in Northern Maryland — three months after a second child told authorities they were sexually abused by him.  Anthony James Raimo, 35, of the 700 block of Harrisburg Pike, Dillsburg, was arrested on July 7 by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Washington County, MD Sheriff's Office, according to a release on Friday. Raimo had been under investigation by the Upper Allen Township Police Department since April for allegedly sexually abusing a child. During the investigation, police learned of the second victim and an ar…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Jehovah's Witnesses Caught Sexually Abusing More PA Children, Prosecutors Say Jehovah's Witnesses Caught Sexually Abusing More PA Children, Prosecutors Say
Jehovah's Witnesses Caught Sexually Abusing More PA Children, Prosecutors Say Five men are accused of sexually abusing children in Pennsylvania, says the state Attorney General's Office.  All five suspects and their alleged victims are members of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations, AG Michelle Henry said in a release dated Friday, July 7.  The charges come just months after nine other Jehovah's Witnesses congregants were accused of similar charges in the Keystone State — four of them last October and five more in February, Daily Voice reported.  The suspects range in age from 45 to 61, and all but one are Pennsylvania residents, according to the A…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Toddler's Killer Captured By US Marshals In Philadelphia: Cops Toddler's Killer Captured By US Marshals In Philadelphia: Cops
Toddler's Killer Captured By US Marshals In Philadelphia: Cops A man accused of killing a 2-year-old Berks County boy was arrested by US Marshals in Philadelphia early on Thursday, July 6, according to authorities.  Charles A. Acosta, 25, was taken into custody in Tacony, Marshals said.  Acosta was caring for the 2-year-old victim, the boy's younger brother, and his own daughter while his partner and her daughter went out to pick up laundry on the evening of May 4, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. Acosta called his girlfriend and told her to return to their Bern Township home after the child became "swollen and lethargic" an…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
West Chester Man Accused Of Sexual Assault On Airplane, Feds Say West Chester Man Accused Of Sexual Assault On Airplane, Feds Say
West Chester Man Accused Of Sexual Assault On Airplane, Feds Say A West Chester man faces federal charges after prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a girl on a cross-country flight last year.  Edward Decker, 45, was charged by indictment with two counts of abusive sexual contact on an aircraft, said the US Attorney's Office in a release.  The July 2022 American Airlines flight took off from San Diego and was bound for Philadelphia, authorities said. Investigators believe Decker "engaged in sexual contact" with a minor victim midflight.  If convicted, the 45-year-old faces up to five years in prison and up to a $500,000 fine, the US Atto…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Bethlehem Doctor Charged With Child Sex Abuse Bethlehem Doctor Charged With Child Sex Abuse
Bethlehem Doctor Charged With Child Sex Abuse A Bethlehem chiropractor is charged with sexually abusing a child, following a joint investigation by multiple agencies, authorities say.  An arrest warrant for Dr. Philip O'Brien of Allentown was issued on Friday, June 16, said Bethlehem city and Bethlehem Township police in a release.  Court records show he had not yet been arraigned as of Tuesday, June 20, but the department is "aware of his whereabouts and (we) anticipate this happening in the near future," police wrote.  Investigators claim O'Brien "produced child sexual exploitation material" of a girl "whose identity …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
MOST WANTED: Child Beater Sought By Police In PA MOST WANTED: Child Beater Sought By Police In PA
Most Wanted: Child Beater Sought By Police In PA A man who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of his child is wanted by the police.  Joseph Allen Hafner violated the terms of his probation in 2021, court records show. A warrant was issued by the Adams County Sheriff's Office on June 14, 2023.  Hafner beat his child, who was less than 6 years old in Sept. 2017, according to court dockets. He pleaded guilty to the related charges in Oct. 2019. He was sentenced to serve 15  to 30 months of confinement, followed by three years of probation, not to contact the victim or their family, pay various fees, and attend a drug and/or …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Fund Launched For Mom Of Baby Allegedly Shaken To Death By Dad In PA Fund Launched For Mom Of Baby Allegedly Shaken To Death By Dad In PA
Fund Launched For Mom Of Baby Allegedly Shaken To Death By Dad In PA Just a day after her son's death, neighbors and loved ones have raised thousands of dollars on behalf of a grieving Pennsylvania mother.  Tyler Sullivan, a 30-year-old Bristol man, was charged Thursday, May 25 with "violently" shaking his infant son to death, Daily Voice reported.  Now, well-wishers are collecting donations to allow the boy's mother Madisen Neidlein time and space to mourn.  W"e are asking for your support in helping Madisen out to get the proper time to grieve and be with the family she has," wrote organizer Grace Davis on a GoFundMe campaign. In just 24 h…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Bucks Dad 'Violently Shook' 4-Month-Old Son To Death, DA Says Bucks Dad 'Violently Shook' 4-Month-Old Son To Death, DA Says
Bucks Dad 'Violently Shook' 4-Month-Old Son To Death, DA Says A Bucks County father is accused of killing his 4-month-old son, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's Office.  Tyler Sullivan, a 30-year-old Bristol resident, is charged with homicide and two counts of aggravated assault, the DA wrote in a release on Thursday, May 25.  It started the night before at 11:35 p.m. when Bristol police were called to the 1000 block of Radcliffe Street for an infant in cardiac arrest, authorities said. When they arrived, the 4-month-old child was "not breathing and cold to the touch," according to the release.  Officers performed life-saving …

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by Mac Bullock
News
Lancaster Caregiver Who Gave Baby 'Lasting Medical Issues' Learns Her Fate: DA Lancaster Caregiver Who Gave Baby 'Lasting Medical Issues' Learns Her Fate: DA
Lancaster Caregiver Who Gave Baby 'Lasting Medical Issues' Learns Her Fate: DA A Lancaster woman has been sentenced nearly two years after a 3-month-old infant was found barely breathing, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Kayla Tucker, 34, of the 500 block of N. Plum Street, pleaded guilty on Oct. 6, 2022, to three felony counts of aggravated assault and a felony count of endangering the welfare of children, according to an updated release by the Lancaster District Attorney's Office on Thursday, May 25, 2023.  The boy was originally found barely conscious and having trouble breathing in the 500 block of North Plum Street at approximately…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania 'Juvenile' Made Fake 911 Calls To Six States, Troopers Say Pennsylvania 'Juvenile' Made Fake 911 Calls To Six States, Troopers Say
Pennsylvania 'Juvenile' Made Fake 911 Calls To Six States, Troopers Say A Monroe County "juvenile" is charged with making phony 911 calls to dispatchers in at least six states — and state police say they found child pornography on his computer when they stopped by to investigate.  The unnamed 17-year-old from Jackson Township was charged with child pornography possession, false alarms, false reports, and possession of an instrument of crime, said troopers in a release on Wednesday, May 3.  Pennsylvania state police were contacted by sheriff's deputies from Collin County, Texas, regarding an investigation into "swatting" calls they had received.&n…

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by Mac Bullock