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Former Police Sergeant Accused Of Having Sex With Teen Girl Nearly 100 Times: PA State Police Former Police Sergeant Accused Of Having Sex With Teen Girl Nearly 100 Times: PA State Police
Former Police Sergeant Accused Of Having Sex With Teen Girl Nearly 100 Times: PA State Police A former Vandergrift police sergeant and Homer-Center school security officer is facing criminal charges for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl nearly 100 times, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Anthony DePanicis Jr., 59, was charged with misdemeanor corruption of minors after troopers from PSP Kiski Valley investigated claims that he repeatedly engaged in sexual activity with a minor between August 1991 and 1994, authorities said. DePanicis was 25 years old and a part-time Vandergrift police officer when he allegedly befriended the victim. Investigators said the abuse c…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
PA School Failed To Stop Sexual Assault Of Faculty Member’s Child By Coach’s Son: Lawsui PA School Failed To Stop Sexual Assault Of Faculty Member’s Child By Coach’s Son: Lawsui
PA School Failed To Stop Sexual Assault Of Faculty Member’s Child By Coach’s Son: Lawsui An elite Pennsylvania boarding school allowed a basketball coach’s 12-year-old son to repeatedly sexually abuse a faculty member’s 7-year-old child due to failed safety measures and administrative negligence, a newly filed lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed Monday, Dec. 16, in Montgomery County Court, names the and its Head of School, Mark Devey, as defendants. It alleges the school ignored glaring security hazards and failed to act on numerous reports of faulty doors, locks, and cameras—conditions that enabled the abuse. The complaint, brought by the child’s mother under the pseudonym…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Brought Gun To Chester High School, Police Say 16-Year-Old Brought Gun To Chester High School, Police Say
16-Year-Old Brought Gun To Chester High School, Police Say City police were called to Chester High School on Tuesday morning, May 28 after security found a student with a handgun, officials say.  Authorities said the 16-year-old student tried to pass through the school’s security checkpoint with a pistol around 7:50 a.m. The student was detained by the school resource officer, police said.  The firearm was recovered and a juvenile petition is being filed, police added. 

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by Mac Bullock