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Pennsylvania District Attorney Arrested For Rape, Strangulation, State Police Say
A Pennsylvania District Attorney was arrested for rape and related changes on Wednesday, according to Pennsylvania state police.
Somerset District Attorney, Jeffrey Lynn Thomas II, 36, of Windber, is accused of entering a known woman’s home in Windber without permission, refusing to leave, then sexually and physically assaulting her on Saturday.
Thomas was arraigned on Wednesday at 8:15 p.m.
He was charged with the following, according to court documents:
F1 Rape Forcible Compulsion
M1 Indecent Assault-Without Consent Of Other
M2 Strangulation - Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck
M2 Si…
PA Man Arrested For Calling Woman 45 Times In One Day, State Police Say
A man with a history of abuse was charged with harassment after calling a woman 45 times in one day, according to Pennsylvania State Police in Cumberland County.
Brian Knouse, 44 of Mechanicsburg, PA, was arrested in South Middletown Township on April 26 after attempting to contact a woman 45 times in a 24-hour period, police say.
Knouse went to the woman’s home even after she told him to stop contacting her, says PSP.
Knouse has a pattern criminal behavior, having previously plead guilty to charges in York and Cumberland counties for public intoxication, DUIs, harassment and assaults st…
DA: Bristol Twp. Man, 60, Facing New Sex Abuse Charges After 2nd Victim Comes Forward
A 60-year-old Bristol Township man convicted last year for sexually abusing a teen boy for over 10 years is facing new charges after a second victim came forward, authorities said.
David Charles Hofmann, of the 3500 block of Newportville Road, Bristol Township, was charged Thursday with statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, and indecent assault -- charges of which he is awaiting arraignment, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office.
Hofmann has been in Bucks County Correctional Facility since his arrest on June 17, 2020, when…
DelCo Chiropractor Accused Of Groping Patient's Breasts
A Delaware County chiropractor is accused of groping a longtime patient's breasts, NBC Philly reports.
Ardel Cirio, 61, owner of Cirio Chiropractic & Wellness, LLC on Bishop Hollow Road in Newtown Square, was charged with indecent assault by District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, NBC says.
According to the DA's office, a woman told Newtown Township police on Monday, that she had been Cirio’s patient for about three years, and had become increasingly uncomfortable with his conduct during recent visits to his practice, the news outlet reports.
Following the woman's report, police…
DA: Philly Burglar Ejaculates On Woman, 102, While Raiding Her Home, 8 Others In Suburban PA
A 41-year-old Philadelphia man sexually assaulted three homeowners including a 102-year-old woman whom he ejaculated on while raiding their suburban Pennsylvania homes in a series of at least nine burglaries, authorities said Friday.
Raheem White was arrested in the series of daytime burglaries and assaults across Montgomery County and Philadelphia that date back to last July, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said.
Between July 13, 2020 and Jan. 13, 2021, nine daytime residential burglaries and three attempted burglaries were reported in Cheltenham, Haverford, Spring…
