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Life In Prison Could Be Avoided For Ex-Harrisburg Concertmaster In Child Rape Case: DA Life In Prison Could Be Avoided For Ex-Harrisburg Concertmaster In Child Rape Case: DA
Life In Prison Could Be Avoided For Ex-Harrisburg Concertmaster In Child Rape Case: DA The 58-year-old former Harrisburg Symphony concertmaster is facing life behind bars for the abhorrent rape of a child that lasted over a decade. But on Thursday, Feb. 13, authorities told Daily Voice that Odon J. Rathnam has been offered a plea deal that could spare him of that.  As previously reported by Daily Voice on July 25, 2024, Rathnam was charged with multiple felonies, including rape of a child and aggravated indecent assault. The victim, who came forward at 22, accused him of abusing her from age six to 17, causing severe physical injuries, according to an affidavit by D…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Child Rape Investigation Underway In Upper Chichester: Police Child Rape Investigation Underway In Upper Chichester: Police
Child Rape Investigation Underway In Upper Chichester: Police A child rape investigation is ongoing in Upper Chichester, Upper Chichester Township police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The investigation began on Dec. 17, 2024, when police received a report of inappropriate contact involving a juvenile victim. Detectives identified 31-year-old Christopher Conley as the suspect, and an arrest warrant was issued on Feb. 11, 2025, police said. Conley is wanted on the following charges, according to his docket: Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse With a Child Felony Rape of a Child Misdemeanor Indecent Assault – Person Less Than 13 Years of…

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Lititz Man Accused Of Raping Child Turns Himself In: Police Lititz Man Accused Of Raping Child Turns Himself In: Police
Lititz Man Accused Of Raping Child Turns Himself In: Police A Lititz man is facing multiple charges, including the rape of a child, after turning himself in to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police on Friday, Jan. 16. Josue Efrain Rivera, 42, surrendered to police after notifying Lancaster County Dispatch of his intent to report to the NLCRPD station, according to investigators. Rivera is accused of sexually assaulting a child under 13, authorities said. The alleged abuse occurred at a residence on the 800 block of Hopeland Road in Clay Township, police detailed. Following an investigation, detectives interviewed Rivera and gathered evidence co…

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PA Man Used Elderly Victim's $124K While Facing Child Rape Charges: Police PA Man Used Elderly Victim's $124K While Facing Child Rape Charges: Police
PA Man Used Elderly Victim's $124K While Facing Child Rape Charges: Police An East Earl man is accused of financial exploitation of an elderly victim and multiple counts of child sexual assault, according to East Earl Township police. Christopher Todd Zweifel, 58, is facing an array of charges, including financial exploitation, child rape, and indecent assault, after investigations revealed alleged crimes spanning from 2019 to 2024, police announced Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. The most recent investigation revealed Zweifel allegedly stole $124,091.55 from an elderly victim between Oct. 6, 2022, and Aug. 5, 2024. Police say Zweifel used the stolen funds for personal exp…

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Mom Forces 'Depraved Sexual Desires' On Children: Lebanon County DA Mom Forces 'Depraved Sexual Desires' On Children: Lebanon County DA
Mom Forces 'Depraved Sexual Desires' On Children: Lebanon County DA A mom has been charged with 27 offenses in connection with horrific sexual abuse of children as young as 5-years-old, the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Nov. 1. Katherine Theraisa Longo, 47, of Lebanon, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 29 on 23 felonies and four misdemeanors with offenses including incest, rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault of children, endangering the welfare of children, and numerous related offenses. Two more people have been arrested in this case, click here to read our updated report.  The charges stem from a police investig…

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PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell
PA Robber, Child Rapist Nabbed By US Marshals In MD Found Dead In Cell A robber — who was caught by US Marshals in Northern Maryland in July 2023 — has died in prison while serving time for raping a child, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024.  Anthony James Raimo, 35 at the time of his arrest, of the 700 block of Harrisburg Pike, Dillsburg, was arrested on July 7, 2023, by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Washington County, MD Sheriff's Office, as Daily Voice previously reported. Raimo, now 37, was found unresponsive in his cell at State Correctional Institution in Houtzdale, PA, on October 8, 2024, accord…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bucks County Man Convicted Of Raping Children: DA Bucks County Man Convicted Of Raping Children: DA
Bucks County Man Convicted Of Raping Children: DA A Bucks County jury convicted a Warminster man of multiple felony counts including rape of a child on Thursday, June 13, the District Attorney's Office says.  Umair Mir, 39, was previously accused of sexually abusing two sisters over a period of five years, prosecutors said. The investigation began late last year when the victims told their brother about the abuse.  Their brother told Mir's wife, who reported it to the victims' high school, according to authorities.  The victims told investigators the abuse began when they were between 10 and 12 years old. It continued "abou…

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Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police
Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police Three new criminals have been added to the Pennsylvania State Police's "Ten Most Wanted" list. The three newest fugitives replace three who have been captured. Those men are: Jordan Alexander Allen, Wilkes-Barre: Aggravated assault with a firearm. Samuel Irizarry, Philadelphia: Attempted homicide Rakeem Markell Jones, Erie: Attempted homicide. The other men on the list, which still includes one individual who has been captured, includes: Michael Edward Akerly, Erie: Wanted for a 1998 rape and aggravated indecent assault in Erie, PA. Seen in Wattsburg, Erie County; Chauauq…

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Registered Sex Offender Attacks Corrections Officers In Central PA Prison 2x In Year: Police Registered Sex Offender Attacks Corrections Officers In Central PA Prison 2x In Year: Police
Registered Sex Offender Attacks Corrections Officers In Central PA Prison 2x In Year: Police A registered sex offender— currently accused of raping a child— has attacked corrections officers in a central Pennsylvania prison for the second time, authorities say. Corey Alan Bennett, 30, of Chambersburg, attacked three Cumberland County Prison corrections officers and a fellow inmate Middlesex Township Police announced on Oct. 10, 2022.  The attack left all four victims with "visible injuries," the police say. For this incident, Bennett was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, and one count of simple assault, the police state in the release.  He supposedly also…

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Man Who Lured, Raped Girls Nabbed At PA Mall In Undercover Sting: Police Man Who Lured, Raped Girls Nabbed At PA Mall In Undercover Sting: Police
Man Who Lured, Raped Girls Nabbed At PA Mall In Undercover Sting: Police An 18-year-old man who started online relationships with three girls under the age of 15 and raped at least one of them, was caught in a police sting at a Pennsylvania mall, according to a release by police. Lancaster City Bureau of police began investigating Robert Jesus Medina Jr., of Lancaster, after receiving a tip about "his sexual relationships with numerous young girls" in September 2021. Investigators found Medina had or attempted to engage in sexual relationships with three different girls between the ages of 12 and 14-years-old, Lancaster City police stated in the release. Detect…

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Former PA State Police Trooper Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child Former PA State Police Trooper Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child
Former PA State Police Trooper Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Child A jury found a former Pennsylvania State Police trooper guilty of sexually abusing a child, authorities said. Darren Lawrence, 61, of Wilmington, DE, is accused of sexually abusing a girl in his care from 2006 through 2009 when she was between 9 and 12 years old, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The woman, who is now over 21 years old, informed Chester County detectives in February 2020 that she was sexually assaulted by Lawrence between the aforementioned ages, authorities said. Investigators learned Lawrence sexually abused her at least once a month when she wa…

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