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Church Deposes PA Coffeehouse Co-Owner’s Father As Son Faces 95 Child Sex Abuse Charges Church Deposes PA Coffeehouse Co-Owner’s Father As Son Faces 95 Child Sex Abuse Charges
Church Deposes PA Coffeehouse Co-Owner’s Father As Son Faces 95 Child Sex Abuse Charges A Pennsylvania church has removed a deacon from ministry after he self-disclosed inappropriate behavior toward his son more than 30 years ago—while that son awaits trial on 95 child sex abuse charges, officials announced. Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word, said Tuesday, Feb. 4, that Phillip J. Shade was deposed from ordained ministry following a canonical investigation. Shade had served as a deacon and assistant to the bishop at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Souderton. Anglican Diocese Responds to Self-Disclosure Dobbs received information on Feb. 4 a…

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Waynesboro Rapist Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Maryland Sentenced Waynesboro Rapist Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Maryland Sentenced
Waynesboro Rapist Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Maryland Sentenced A man serving a sentence in Pennsylvania for forcible rape is facing decades behind bars in Maryland once he is released for sexually abusing a minor, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced. This week, Waynesboro resident Rory Littleton Sanders, 44, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, which must be served in the custody of the Maryland Department of Corrections, after admitting to sexually abusing a minor in Frederick County over the course of years. In July 2021, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into Sanders, following a report that was mad…

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by Zak Failla