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Institutional Sexual Assault

HS Band Director Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Student: Pennsylvania AG HS Band Director Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Student: Pennsylvania AG
HS Band Director Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Student: Pennsylvania AG A former school employee in Wilkes Barre was convicted of groping a student on Friday, June 28, said the state Attorney General's Office in a release.  Theron Roberts, the 41-year-old ex-band director at Crestwood High School in Mountain Top, was found guilty of felony institutional sexual assault and corruption of minors, prosecutors said.  According to authorities, Roberts groped a tenth-grade student after pulling them into a "secluded alcove" and threatened her not to report the incident.  The AG's Office said he met the victim three years earlier when they were in …
Abington School Resource Officer Charged With Institutional Sexual Assault: DA Abington School Resource Officer Charged With Institutional Sexual Assault: DA
Abington School Resource Officer Charged With Institutional Sexual Assault: DA An Abington school resource officer is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student, says the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  Jordan Jones, 29, of Horsham, is charged with institutional sexual assault, endangering welfare, and related counts, prosecutors said.  Authorities said the 17-year-old student told an Abington High School Counselor that she had an ongoing sexual relationship with Jones dating back to November 2023. She told investigators she and the officer had met "numerous times" and "engaged in sexual activity" at his Horsham home, according to th…
Northampton Track Coach Sexually Assaulted Teen Student, DA Claims Northampton Track Coach Sexually Assaulted Teen Student, DA Claims
Northampton Track Coach Sexually Assaulted Teen Student, DA Claims A Northampton Area High School coach is accused of carrying on a sexual "relationship" with a 17-year-old student-athlete, prosecutors say.  Hannah Marth, a 26-year-old former javelin coach for the NAHS track and field team, is charged with institutional sexual assault and sexual assault by a sports official — both felonies — said District Attorney Terence Houck in a statement.  State troopers say that in May 2021, when she was a coach, Marth texted a 17-year-old boy on the track team and invited him to her Lehigh Township home. There, she "initiated sexual contact …
Female PA Corrections Officer Sexually Assaulted State Prison Inmate, Police Say Female PA Corrections Officer Sexually Assaulted State Prison Inmate, Police Say
Female PA Corrections Officer Sexually Assaulted State Prison Inmate, Police Say A corrections officer was arrested for her alleged sexual relationship with an inmate at a state prison in Delaware County, authorities said. Alyssa N. Pierce, 32, of Philadelphia, on three occasions, had "indecent contact and/or sexual intercourse" with a 27-year-old male inmate at the State Correctional Institution in Chester, Pennsylvania State Police said. An investigation into Pierce began in June, and as a result, she was charged with three felony counts of institutional sexual assault, and two felony counts of criminal use of a communications facility. Pierce communic…
Philly Teacher From MontCo Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 17-Year-Old Student Philly Teacher From MontCo Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 17-Year-Old Student
Philly Teacher From MontCo Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 17-Year-Old Student A Philadelphia teacher has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a teenage student, authorities said. Barbara Cordo, 30, of Plymouth Meeting, was charged with institutional sexual assault, contact with a minor, and corruption of a minor, according to a spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department. Though details remain vague, investigators say Cordo had an "inappropriate relationship" with a 17-year-old student in Dec. 2021.  Cordo was working as a teaching assistant at an unnamed school when the Dec. 11, 2021 incident on Kelly Drive allegedly occurred, according to F…
PA Prison Guard Accused Of Sexual Relationship With Inmate PA Prison Guard Accused Of Sexual Relationship With Inmate
PA Prison Guard Accused Of Sexual Relationship With Inmate A Pennsylvania prison guard has been charged after she attempted to have a sexual relationship with an inmate, according to Pennsylvania state police. Lindsay Nicole Dyer, 32, of Beavertown, is a former Snyder County corrections officer who has been charged with a felony for Criminal Attempts of Institutional Sexual Assault, according to court documents. Dyer sent sexually explicit photographs and letters– as well as had phone calls with the inmate, according to state police. The inmate has been identified as Brian George Heffner, 39, of Coal Township, according to PennLive. Heffner i…
PA School Teacher Made 1st Grader Give, Receive Oral Sex As 'Discipline': DA PA School Teacher Made 1st Grader Give, Receive Oral Sex As 'Discipline': DA
PA School Teacher Made 1st Grader Give, Receive Oral Sex As 'Discipline': DA ** WARNING: This story contains graphic and disturbing details about sexual abuse. ** A pastor and former West Chester Christian School teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a first grade student during the 2007-08 school year, the Chester County DA's Office said Friday. Last month, a 20-year-old man apparently told his mom he was sexually assaulted at the West Chester Christian School on Paoli Pike by Randy Boston, according to an affidavit. Boston, 63, currently works as a pastor at the Bible Baptist Church in Shickshinny,  A Childline Report of Suspected Child Ab…
West Chester Teacher 'Groomed' 17-Year-Old Student Into Sexual Relationship, DA Says West Chester Teacher 'Groomed' 17-Year-Old Student Into Sexual Relationship, DA Says
West Chester Teacher 'Groomed' 17-Year-Old Student Into Sexual Relationship, DA Says A 40-year-old West Chester teacher was arrested on accusations he groomed a 17-year-old student into a sexual relationship in 2019, authorities announced. On June 26, 2021, the now 19-year-old victim reported to West Goshen police that she had been in a sexual relationship with Seth Reich, of Downingtown, her acting teacher, when she was 17 and a student at Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School Center for Performing and Fine Arts (PLCS) in West Chester, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. She was in his acting class working on a play when they ex…