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3-Year-Old Ayla Miller Beaten To Death By PA Grandma Johnson: Affidavit 3-Year-Old Ayla Miller Beaten To Death By PA Grandma Johnson: Affidavit
3-Year-Old Ayla Miller Beaten To Death By PA Grandma Johnson: Affidavit A 56-year-old grandmother is accused of beating her 3-year-old granddaughter to death over Labor Day weekend, Pittsburgh Public Safety announced on Sunday, Sept. 1. Denise Johnson of Pittsburgh's North Side has been charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, aggravated assault, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children, according to the police and court records.  The charges stem from an investigation by homicide detectives after her 3-year-old granddaughter Ayla Miller was found dead by other family members — including another child — in Johnson's apartment, as …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teacher, Scout Leader Snapchat Student Nude Selfie: PA State Police Teacher, Scout Leader Snapchat Student Nude Selfie: PA State Police
Teacher, Scout Leader Snapchat Student Nude Selfie: PA State Police A former teacher and Boy Scout leader has been charged with sending a child inappropriate messages to a former student on Snapchat, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Aug. 21.  Ryan Gibbon Stewart, 47, Jonestown, Lebanon County, was a Boy Scout leader and father of four children who taught in both the Northern Lebanon and Susquehanna Township school districts, according to the Pennsylvania State Police and public records. The current Northern Lebanon School District student received a "dick pic"  — that turned out to be a full-frontal nude image —  from a for…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'I Am Going To Prison' Accused PA Child Sex Abuser Told Victim: Affidavits 'I Am Going To Prison' Accused PA Child Sex Abuser Told Victim: Affidavits
'I Am Going To Prison' Accused PA Child Sex Abuser Told Victim: Affidavits Multiple children as young as 4-years-old have told police about sexual assaults by a Dallastown man, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice after York County Regional Police announced his arrest.  John P. Grove, 50, has been charged in six cases of child sexual, court records show.  One victim, now in his 30s, was key in the investigation explaining some of the earliest abuse began in 1998. During interviews, it came out that over the years Grove gained access to multiple victims at his home or homes where he often visited, according to one of six affidavits of prob…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Convicted Of Raping Girl Under 13: Bucks DA Man Convicted Of Raping Girl Under 13: Bucks DA
Man Convicted Of Raping Girl Under 13: Bucks DA A 61-year-old Bristol Township man was convicted on Tuesday, Aug. 13 of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting a young girl, authorities said. Gerald Lee Roberts was found guilty of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. He will be sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Stephen A. Corr on Nov. 22. Roberts posted $5,000 bail, according to court records. The victim testified during the trial that she was sexuall…

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by Jon Craig
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Teen Arrested For Rape Of Child Under 13 In Chester County Teen Arrested For Rape Of Child Under 13 In Chester County
Teen Arrested For Rape Of Child Under 13 In Chester County An 18-year-old man from Chester County has been arrested in connection with the rape of a young child, authorities said. German Domingo-Garcia of West Grove was charged with rape of a child and indecent assault of a child under 13 among other charges, according to the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department. On Saturday, Aug. 3, at approximately 8:25 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in West Grove Borough for a report of a sexual assault of a minor child.  Domingo-Garcia was arrested and later transported to Chester County Prison where he was held on $150,000 ba…

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by Jon Craig
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Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting
Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting A man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was airlifted to an area hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. According to the sheriff's office, they were able to make contact with the 45-year-old man, who indicated he was not coming out of his room and ad…

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by Zak Failla
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Penn Man Who Sexually Abused Child He Met Online Gets 30 Years In Prison Penn Man Who Sexually Abused Child He Met Online Gets 30 Years In Prison
Penn Man Who Sexually Abused Child He Met Online Gets 30 Years In Prison A 46-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he admitted to coercing a child to send him nude photos and videos and drove to meet her, authorities said.  David Tweed, of Kulpmont, Penn., was convicted of sexual exploitation of a child following his arrest in 2022, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  “David Tweed’s conduct was horrific and deserving of the severe sentence that the Court imposed. Mr. Tweed sought out, groomed, and then repeatedly sexually abused and exploited this very young and vulnerable girl," said Acting United States Attorney Jo…

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by Josh Lanier
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PA Mom Charged With Attempted Homicide Of Baby, Prosecutors Say PA Mom Charged With Attempted Homicide Of Baby, Prosecutors Say
PA Mom Charged With Attempted Homicide Of Baby, Prosecutors Say A Lansford woman is accused of "causing significant harm" to her infant, said the Northampton County District Attorney's Office.  Abigail Horn, 18, is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors wrote in a release.  Witnesses told Bethlehem police in May that they saw Horn "smothering" the then-6-week-old child, according to authorities. Others said Horn caused the baby to "scream and gasp for air," and on a separate occasion, "squeezed the infant and caused the infant to scream in apparent pain." Photo evidence showed …

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Harrisburg Concertmaster's Alleged Rape Of Young Girl Detailed In Disturbing Affidavit Harrisburg Concertmaster's Alleged Rape Of Young Girl Detailed In Disturbing Affidavit
Harrisburg Concertmaster's Alleged Rape Of Young Girl Detailed In Disturbing Affidavit A violinist and former concertmaster of the Harrisburg Symphony has been charged with multiple felonies for sexually abusing a child starting when she was 6 years old and continuing until she was 17 years old, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Odin J. Rathnam, 58 of Sheffield Lake, Ohio, was arrested at his home on a warrant by the Lower Paxton Bureau of Police in connection with the sexual assaults which happened "throughout Dauphin County and other areas of Pennsylvania between 2008 and 2019," as stated in a police release.  **WARNING: The Details Of This C…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Death Penalty Sought For Parents: Timeline Details Horrors Inflicted Before PA Girl's Death Death Penalty Sought For Parents: Timeline Details Horrors Inflicted Before PA Girl's Death
Death Penalty Sought For Parents: Timeline Details Horrors Inflicted Before PA Girl's Death The parents of 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland face new charges related to her death in May, prosecutors said on Thursday, July 25.  The Chester County District Attorney's Office said it intends to pursue the death penalty for both Malinda's father, 52-year-old Rendell Hoagland, and her "de facto stepmother," 45-year-old Cindy Warren. Rendell Hoagland and Cindy Warren are being charged in the death of 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland.  Chester County DA's Office At the time of her death, Malinda weighed 50 pounds and was covered in approximately 75 individually identifi…

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by Mac Bullock
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Child Foot Porn Made By Lancaster Babysitter Charged In Multiple Abuse Cases: DA Child Foot Porn Made By Lancaster Babysitter Charged In Multiple Abuse Cases: DA
Child Foot Porn Made By Lancaster Babysitter Charged In Multiple Abuse Cases: DA Photographs found on a former babysitter's computers (following a warranted search of his home) have led Pennsylvania State Police to identify yet another victim he abused, according to a release Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Jan. 23.  Eric Dorwart, 54, of the 500 block of Pleasure Road in Manheim Township has been charged for the third time in a year for sexually assaulting children, the DA explained.  Originally, Dorwart was matched by DNA to the cold case assault of a boy and girl on West Newport Road, Gordonville, Leacock on April 4…

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Lititz Sex Offender Called 'Dad' By 7-Year-Old Victim, DA Says Lititz Sex Offender Called 'Dad' By 7-Year-Old Victim, DA Says
Lititz Sex Offender Called 'Dad' By 7-Year-Old Victim, DA Says A 29-year-old registered sex offender has been sentenced yet again for sexual contact with a minor but this time the young victim was calling him "dad" at the trial, according to a release by the Lancaster District Attorney's office on Wednesday, June 27.  Derek Alan Manz, who recently had a Manheim address according to the Pennsylvania State Police Sex Offender Megan's Law registry, previously lived in the 400 block of West Marion Street, according to the DA's release. The Lititz address is where he was when he touched the "private parts" of a 7-year-old girl between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. …

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