Ephrata Amish Dad Accused Of Raping Daughters: Affidavit Ephrata Amish Dad Accused Of Raping Daughters: Affidavit
Ephrata Amish Dad Accused Of Raping Daughters: Affidavit An Amish father has been charged with 15 felonies and 3 misdemeanors for raping and sexually assaulting four of his daughters over 18 years, as detailed by Ephrata Police Detective Beth Rivera in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on April 17.  On March 20, 2024, Amos Ebersol, 59 of the 500 block of South Fairmont Road, Ephrata, was charged with the following, according to his court docket: Felony Rape (three counts). Felony Incest (three counts). Felony Aggravated Indecent Assault with a person under 16 years of age (three counts). Felony Contact or Communication with a Minor - …
Woman Fights Off Would-Be Kidnapper, Rapist In PA Supermarket Parking Lot: DA Woman Fights Off Would-Be Kidnapper, Rapist In PA Supermarket Parking Lot: DA
Woman Fights Off Would-Be Kidnapper, Rapist In PA Supermarket Parking Lot: DA A woman fought off a 6-foot man who police say was trying to rape and kidnap her in the parking lot of a Bucks County supermarket. The victim parked her truck toward the back of the parking lot of the Redner's on Lincoln Highway in Middletown around 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, when she was immediately approached by 41-year-old Daniel R. Pierson, of Yardley, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said. Almost immediately after getting out, Pierson grabbed the woman from behind, Schorn said. The victim screamed and fought to free herself from the bearded Pierson's grip, but he ref…
Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police
Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police A suspect is in custody after police say a juvenile girl was forced into a car at gunpoint and sexually assaulted in Reading on Wednesday, March 13.  Liam Wilkinson, 24, is charged with rape, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and related felony offenses, according to Reading police and state court records.  Authorities said Wilkinson approached the victim near the corner of North 3rd Street and Douglass Street at 3 p.m. and displayed a handgun before forcing her into the car. Police said he took her to a secondary location and sexually assaulted her.  The juvenile victim was e…
VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA
VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA A Virginia man who pleaded guilty in connection to traveling to Pennsylvania to have sex with a child has been sentenced, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 20.  Tanner Iskra, 38 of the 2100 block of Harpoon Drive, Stafford, VA, pleaded guilty in Sept. 2023 to attempted statutory sexual assault (11 years older), attempted corruption of minors, and criminal use of a communication facility, DA Heather Adams detailed in the release.  Iskra was sentenced to 11-23 months in prison, eight years of probation, and he must register as a sex offender …
PA Man Wanted For Rape, Incest May Be In Lehigh Valley: Police PA Man Wanted For Rape, Incest May Be In Lehigh Valley: Police
PA Man Wanted For Rape, Incest May Be In Lehigh Valley: Police Authorities are looking for 38-year-old Benicio Antoin Benifield.  Benifield is wanted in Palmer Township on charges of felony rape, sexual assault of a victim under 13, incest, and multiple related counts, according to the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers.  Court records claim the crimes took place in November 2018.  Investigators believe he may be in or around Macungie or Allentown.  Benifield is described as 5 feet tall and 225 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information should call Palmer Township Police at 610-759-2200 or submit an anonymous tip…
'Sexually Violent Predator' Sentenced For Making PA 6-Year-Old Girl's Life 'Nightmare': DA 'Sexually Violent Predator' Sentenced For Making PA 6-Year-Old Girl's Life 'Nightmare': DA
'Sexually Violent Predator' Sentenced For Making PA 6-Year-Old Girl's Life 'Nightmare': DA A diagnosed "sexually violent predator" who raped a girl for nearly a decade — turning her childhood into a "nightmare"— is heading to prison for up 87 years, the Lancaster District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 8.  Miguel Morciglio-Figueroa, 42 of the 300 block of North Franklin Street, Lancaster City, raped a now 19-year-old woman starting when she was six until she was 15 years old, the DA's office detailed in the initial release and as Daily Voice previously reported.  During the trial, Morciglio-Figueroa was "determined to be a sexually violent p…
Suspect In Deadly 2013 PA Home Invasion Arrested In Philadelphia: Marshals Suspect In Deadly 2013 PA Home Invasion Arrested In Philadelphia: Marshals
Suspect In Deadly 2013 PA Home Invasion Arrested In Philadelphia: Marshals Authorities say they have arrested a suspect in the 2013 killing of Joseph Canazaro at his Hilltown home.  Thomas Delgado was taken in for murder and related counts in Kensington on Wednesday, Jan. 10, said US Marshals in Philadelphia.  Joseph Canazaro Bucks County District Attorney's Office Forty-eight-year-old Canazaro was with his girlfriend and his 12-year-old son at their Swartley Road home on Jan. 18, 2013, when they became the victims of a brutal home invasion, authorities have said.  Witnesses said they saw two armed men enter the home around 10 a.m. Investigator…
Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA
Sex Offender Shot Dead By US Marshals Trying To Serve Warrant For Elizabethtown Rape: DA A man wanted on charges in connection with a violent rape in Elizabethtown Borough was shot dead in what the Lancaster County District Attorney's office is calling "an officer-involved shooting" on Thursday afternoon.  Shane Robert Kelec, 38 of the 1700 block of Stone Mill Road, Lancaster was wanted on rape and aggravated assault, among other changes for the terrifying incident that happened in the 900 block of Hedgewyck Lane, Elizabethtown, as detailed in the DA's original release. He had a firearm on him when members of the United States Marshals’ Eastern District Violent Crime…
PA Man Wanted On Child Rape Charges: Police PA Man Wanted On Child Rape Charges: Police
Wanted: Accused Child Rapist Alvin Daniels Police in Chester County are seeking a man accused of rape and statutory sexual assault.  Alvin Daniels, 30, is also wanted on charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, and over a dozen related felony counts, said the West Whiteland Police Department in a release.  The charges stem from an incident last November, according to court filings.  Records also show Daniels, of Drexel Hill, previously entered a negotiated guilty plea to charges of forceable robbery in 2017.   He is described as 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds with brown ey…
PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA
PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA A Sharon Hill police officer is accused of multiple instances of rape and sexual assault over a period of years, according to officials.  Tyler Humphreys, 21, of Malvern, is charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, and related offenses in Chester County, said the District Attorney's Office.  The charges stem from incidents that prosecutors say took place from 2014 to 2018 and in late 2022, officials wrote in a release.  One alleged victim told detectives that Humphreys made him perform a sex act when he was 9 and Humphrey…
Bucks Man Raped Teen In Quakertown Parking Lot, DA Says Bucks Man Raped Teen In Quakertown Parking Lot, DA Says
Bucks Man Raped Teen In Quakertown Parking Lot, DA Says A Sellersville man is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old victim in his car, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Miguel Angel Sanchez, 32, was arraigned on charges of rape, statutory sexual assault, and related counts in November, prosecutors said in a release.  The investigation began on Oct. 24, when a 15-year-old girl told Quakertown police that she had been raped in a white sedan at the West Broad Street Giant the night before, the release says.  Detectives reviewed security footage from the parking lot and were able to link the vehic…
WANTED: Missing Kentucky Rapist Thought To Be In Pennsylvania, Police Say WANTED: Missing Kentucky Rapist Thought To Be In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Wanted: Missing Kentucky Rapist Thought To Be In Pennsylvania, Police Say A convicted rapist who has not updated his address as required by Megan's Law is thought to be in or around Delaware County, according to state police.  Eric Scott Jones, 45, no longer lives at the address he last provided in December 2019, said troopers in a release.  Jones was convicted of third-degree rape and third-degree sodomy in Kentucky in 2002, according to the Pennsylvania Megan's Law website.  He now faces felony charges for failing to re-register and is sought on an arrest warrant, state police said.  Anyone with information is asked to call the PSP station…