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GF Who Choked BF's 3-Year-Old Son To Death With Baby Wipes Sentenced To Decades In PA Prison GF Who Choked BF's 3-Year-Old Son To Death With Baby Wipes Sentenced To Decades In PA Prison
GF Who Choked BF's 3-Year-Old Son To Death With Baby Wipes Sentenced To Decades In PA Prison A girlfriend who choked her boyfriend's 3-year-old son to death with baby wipes has been sentenced, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Tuesday, April 9.  Chelsea Renae Cooley, 33 of Everett, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Monday in connection with the killing of Travis W. Young Jr., according to the Attorney General's office.  Cooley had Travis at her home and was babysitting him for her boyfriend when he was found unresponsive on May 28, 2022. "The boy’s father was working a 12-hour shift and reported the child was normal and healthy when he left for …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Ex-PA Youth Baseball President Caught Creating Child Porn: AG Ex-PA Youth Baseball President Caught Creating Child Porn: AG
Ex-PA Youth Baseball President Caught Creating Child Porn: AG A further investigation into the former president of the Waynesboro Youth Baseball League has revealed another sexual assault on a child and secret recordings of both children and adults naked in his home, according to a release by the Pennsylvania Attorney General on Oct. 12.  Justin Travis Biser, 44 of Waynesboro, previously was arrested for allegedly committing numerous sex crimes on teenage girls and spilling government secrets, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. In addition to the sexual abuse of three children and an adult, he was also accused of sharing confidenti…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Trio Used Soldier's Stolen ID To Buy Guns Illegally: Montco DA Trio Used Soldier's Stolen ID To Buy Guns Illegally: Montco DA
Trio Used Soldier's Stolen ID To Buy Guns Illegally: Montco DA Three men are charged in connection with a scheme to use a US soldier's stolen identity to buy guns illegally, according to authorities.  Taalibudeen “Taalib” Ibn Hasdn Anderson, 22, and Tariq Anderson, 23, both of Philadelphia, and Daijon Griffin, 21, of Wilmington, Delaware, are each in police custody, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office.  It began in Apil, prosecutors said, when an active duty Army serviceman visited his mother in Philly while on leave, the DA's Office said.  The soldier lost both his Pennsylvania driver's license and his U…

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by Mac Bullock
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Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG
Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG A year after he was charged, a Patton Township man has admitted to raping and sexually assaulting six women that he met online, according to a release by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.  Kevin P. Mullen has pleaded guilty to charges related to the rape and sexual assault of six women over a nine-year period, 2012 through March 2021. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS MIGHT BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS*** The 50-year-old man used social networking platforms to connect with his victims, advertising that he was looking for a “cleaner” or “someone t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Sentenced To Alcoholism Treatment: Reports Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Sentenced To Alcoholism Treatment: Reports
Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Sentenced To Alcoholism Treatment: Reports Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane had her day in court again, after she violated the terms of her probation two times in a row, according to multiple media outlets. Kane, 55, of Scranton, was sentenced to two months to a year in prison including time served, and parole to a residential treatment center for alcohol use through 2025, on Monday, May, 23, according to WTRF. She had already been charged with “general impairment DUI charges” following a two-car crash that happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, Scranton Police Chief Thomas Carroll previously said, when…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Back Behind Bars After Probation Violation: Report Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Back Behind Bars After Probation Violation: Report
Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Back Behind Bars After Probation Violation: Report Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is back behind bars after she allegedly violated the terms of her probation— again, reports PennLive.  Kane, 55, of Scranton, was released on “general impairment DUI charges” following a two-car crash that happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, Scranton Police Chief Thomas Carroll. While she was out on probation, she was taken back into custody on Thursday, Apr. 28. Details of the alleged probation violation have yet to be released. Kane served as Pennsylvania's attorney general from 2013 to 2016 until she was convicted of per…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA District Attorney Charged With Rape, Strangulation May Lose Bail Following New Crimes: AG PA District Attorney Charged With Rape, Strangulation May Lose Bail Following New Crimes: AG
PA District Attorney Charged With Rape, Strangulation May Lose Bail Following New Crimes: AG A Pennsylvania District Attorney who was arrested for rape and related charges but was later released may have his bail revoked by Pennsylvania's Attorney General Josh Shapiro after half a dozen new charges were filed in two separate incidents.  Somerset District Attorney, Jeffrey Lynn Thomas II, 36, of Windber, was first accused of entering a known woman’s home in Windber without permission, refusing to leave, then sexually and physically assaulting her on Saturday. Sept. 18, 2021, according to court documents. For that incident, he was charged with the following, court records show…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mom Of Kidnapped Girls Murdered By Dad Withdraws Complaint Against York Police: Report Mom Of Kidnapped Girls Murdered By Dad Withdraws Complaint Against York Police: Report
Mom Of Kidnapped Girls Murdered By Dad Withdraws Complaint Against York Police: Report The Pennsylvania mom of two young girls who were kidnapped and killed by their dad in Maryland late last year has withdrawn her private criminal complaint against a regional police chief, PennLive reports. Vicosa's attorney said she withdrew her complaint due to a "recognition of the high threshold for proving a criminal action," according to PennLive. Instead, the attorney said Vicosa plans to "pursue to the fullest extent of Marisa and her childrens’ civil rights all civil claims that they have against the chief and the police department for its mishandling of the case, and his and their…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Was DUI During Crash While Out On Probation: Report Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Was DUI During Crash While Out On Probation: Report
Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Was DUI During Crash While Out On Probation: Report Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence following a crash while she was out on probation, reports Spotlight PA reports. Kane, 55, of Scranton, was released on “general impairment DUI charges” following a two-car crash that happened around 6:30 p.m., Scranton Police Chief Thomas Carroll told the outlet. Her blood alcohol level was not released, and it was unclear if a test was administered. Kane served as Pennsylvania's attorney general from 2013 to 2016, until she was convicted of perjury, among other crimes, court re…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Foot Fetish? PA Foot Doctor Being Prosecuted For Getting Handsy With Patient Foot Fetish? PA Foot Doctor Being Prosecuted For Getting Handsy With Patient
Foot Fetish? PA Foot Doctor Being Prosecuted For Getting Handsy With Patient Perhaps it all started with a handsy doctor with a foot fetish, but now the Pennsylvania doctor is being prosecuted by the state’s attorney general, according to a release by his office. Dr. Matthew James Sabo, 48, of Chicora, Butler County, has been charged with two counts of engaging in sexual conduct and two counts of indecent assault, according to his updated court docket. The victim first reported that she had been a patient of Sabo’s for many years due to a severe injury to her foot in 2003 but in beginning in 2017, he started inappropriately hugging her and touching her breasts du…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro Announces Bid For Governor Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro Announces Bid For Governor
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro Announces Bid For Governor Attorney General Josh Shapiro formally announced his bid for Pennsylvania governor on Wednesday. Shapiro, 48, is the first Democrat to enter the race, taking on the many Republican candidates who are already running for governor in the 2022 election. Among those are Lou Barletta, former U.S. representative, Charlie Gerow, conservative activist and vice-chair of the American Conservative Union, and William McSwain, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Shapiro said in a two-minute campaign video there are already Republican candidates who "want to lead us down a da…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Woman Sentenced For Using Disabled Step Daughter To Create Child Porn Lehigh Valley Woman Sentenced For Using Disabled Step Daughter To Create Child Porn
Lehigh Valley Woman Sentenced For Using Disabled Step Daughter To Create Child Porn A Lehigh Valley woman is facing up to 53 years in state prison for using an intellectually disabled girl to produce child porn, authorities announced. Zoraida Flores, 48, was living in Allentown when she was accused of sexually abusing her 13-year-old step-daughter in May 2020, Pennsylvania Attorney General Shapiro said. Authorities received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children saying that Flores appeared to be sharing child pornography over Facebook.  Agents executed a search warrant and went to Flores’ Woodlawn Street apartment and seized…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Central Dauphin HS Assistant Band Director Fired After Child Porn Bust Central Dauphin HS Assistant Band Director Fired After Child Porn Bust
Central Dauphin HS Assistant Band Director Fired After Child Porn Bust Central Dauphin High School has fired a 39-year-old assistant band director after he was arrested on child porn charges. Stephen Gugoff, of Harrisburg, became the center of a state-wide investigation when an officer with the Derry Township Police Department discovered an Internet Protocol (IP) address sharing files of child pornography on a peer-to-peer file-sharing network, Pennsylvania Attorney General Joshua Shapiro said. The execution of an administrative subpoena found the individual downloading the files was located at Gugoff’s address in Harrisburg, authorities said. A sea…

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by Cecilia Levine