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PA Amish Dad Accused Of Incest: 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 - …
Police & Fire
Man Charged For Sex Acts With Child After Parkesburg Police Raid: Authorities
An Atglen man is charged with multiple felonies including corruption of minors after police raided a borough apartment on Wednesday, March 6, authorities say. Parkesburg police, West Fallowfield police, and Chester County detectives with the Drug and Organized Crime Unit executed multiple search warrants at the Glenbrook Apartment complex, 463 Main St., officials said in a release. Zaire Wise-McFarlin, 19, was charged with disseminating a photo or film of child sex acts, possession of drugs with intent to distribute, criminal use of a communications faci…
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Guilty
! Two Students Had 'Sexual Relationships' With Elizabethtown School Staff, DA Says
A 38-year-old former Elizabethtown school district employee has pleaded guilty in connection to sexual relationships with two middle school boys, the Lancaster District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Megan Carlisle, of the first block of Greenleaf Lane, pleaded guilty before Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker for the following charges: Felony involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (two counts). Felony statutory sexual assault victim (two counts). Felony unlawful contact with a minor obscene or sexually explicit (two counts). Felony unlawful con…
Police & Fire
Felon Gives Her 3 Children Marijuana Brownies, Alcohol, Chambersburg Police Say
A convicted felon and mom of three children is wanted for giving them marijuana brownies and alcohol, Chambersburg police announced late on Wednesday night. Carrie Lynn Frazier, 34 of the 300 block South Main Street in Chambersburg, is wanted for three counts each of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors, area police explained on Feb. 21. The charges stem from an incident on July 1, 2022. The details of this were not immediately available. Frazier has a history of prostitution, conspiracy, theft, forgery, driving under the influence of a controlled substan…
Police & Fire
Pair Caught In Berks County Human Trafficking Sting, Police Say
Two men were arrested last month as part of a police sting on human trafficking in Berks County, authorities say. The District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force posted phony listings on websites "commonly used for sexual advertisements," Spring Township police said in a release. On Jan. 29, suspects responded to the ads and agreed to pay for sex with 14- and 15-year-olds, authorities said. Spring police announced two arrests in connection with the sting: James Edward Moon, 67, of Sinking Spring, was charged with IDSI of a person under 16, statutory sexual assault,…
Police & Fire
Michael Morris Charged With Indecent Exposure
A customer at an Elverson Sonic is accused of exposing himself to a drive-thru worker, say Caernarvon police. Michael Morris, 31, of Reading, is charged with corruption of minors, unlawful contact, indecent exposure, open lewdness, and disorderly conduct, the department wrote in a release. It happened at the 850 Crossings Boulevard location on Oct. 16 last year, according to police. Court records show the 31-year-old was unable to post his $10,000 bond after his arraignment Dec. 4. He is scheduled to appear in court again for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 16.
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Transgender Activist Arrested On Child Rape Charges In Philadelphia
A popular Pennsylvania transactivist has been arrested on child rape charges. Kendall Stephens, 37, Philadelphia, became a bit of a local celebrity after a violent attack on her ended with the convict of Tymesha Wearing in 2020, the Philly DA explained at the time. Following an investigation by the Attorney General's office into two claims that Stephens raped children; Philadelphia Police arrested her on Monday, Dec. 18, court records show. Both cases list an incident date of Sept. 25, 2023, but Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more information. …
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DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say
A 38-year-old man has been charged after a towel linked him to months of sexual assaults with a young family member, police announced on Monday, Oct. 23. Around 11:40 a.m. on May 21, 2023, a girl under the age of 16 and her mom reached out to the Lower Allen Township Police Department to inform them "that a family member, John Heinrich George II, had been sexually assaulting her for the last two months," as stated in the release. The incidents happened in Camp Hill beginning on March 2, 2023, according to court documents. During the girl's meeting with the police she "rev…
Police & Fire
15-Year-Old PA Girl Assaulted, Filmed After 'Pattern Of Grooming Behavior' By Neighbor, DA Says
A 39-year-old man has been convicted on several charges for raping a 15-year-old girl on multiple occasions and filming it, authorities announced on Friday. William Bradford Ross of Newville was 30 years old when he began to pursue his neighbor's 15-year-old daughter in 2015. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** During the two-day trial, "testimony revealed that Ross had moved into the Shippensburg area" after getting close with the neighbors, he "demonstrated a pattern of grooming behaviors, which culminated in him subjecting the 15-year-old child to frequent oral, anal, and v…
Police & Fire
Florida Man Snapchatting With Pennsylvania Girl Caught In Sting, Police Say
A Florida man was caught in a police sting in Pennsylvania after local officers received a tip that he was having "inappropriate conversations" with a girl on Snapchat, according to a police release on Monday, Sept. 11. The Camp Hill Police Department was informed about the Snapchat conversations between the 15-year-old girl and 21-year-old Ty Hunter Eaddy at 11 a.m. on Sept. 6th. The police "retrieved" the girl's phone and "began communicating with the 21-year-old" while impersonating the teen, according to a release by the police department. During the conversation with the u…
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'Sex Offense' Between Student, Teacher At PA High School, Police Say
A teacher has been arrested for a "sex offense" with a student at Pennsylvania high school, police announced on Wednesday morning. Christopher Thompson has been charged following an investigation by the Susquehanna Regional Police on July 25, 2023. The department received a tip about the incident at Donegal High School between a teacher and a student on March 10, 2023. After numerous interviews, it was determined that the 50-year-old "teacher did make unlawful contact with the student to a degree that warranted charges," the police said. Thompson has been charged with the follo…
Police & Fire
Creep Who Brought Ladder To Help Teen Sneak Out Of Chesco Home Convicted Of Sex Assault
A 42-year-old Virginia man who turned the back of his vehicle into a makeshift bed and helped his teenage victim escape from her parents’ Pennsylvania home on multiple occasions is facing years in prison. Shawn Taylor, of Sterling, Virginia, was convicted this week on a host of charges after soliciting a teen girl he met online by posing as a younger man to earn her trust and arrange several illicit rendezvous, the Chester County District Attorney announced. Taylor’s downfall came in January 2021, when Pennsylvania State Police troopers were called to a home in the West Broadford Township t…
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Jehovah's Witnesses Caught Sexually Abusing More PA Children, Prosecutors Say
Five men are accused of sexually abusing children in Pennsylvania, says the state Attorney General's Office. All five suspects and their alleged victims are members of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations, AG Michelle Henry said in a release dated Friday, July 7. The charges come just months after nine other Jehovah's Witnesses congregants were accused of similar charges in the Keystone State — four of them last October and five more in February, Daily Voice reported. The suspects range in age from 45 to 61, and all but one are Pennsylvania residents, according to the A…
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Lititz Sex Offender Who Assaulted 13-Year-Old Released—
Again
, Police Say
A 28-year-old registered sex offender who has allegedly sexually assaulted yet another 13-year-old girl has been released, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Derek Alan Manz recently pleaded guilty to Disorderly Conduct Hazardous/Physical Offense, and Harassment - Communication of Lewd, Threatening Language in two separate cases Daily Voice previously reported. He also turned himself into the police on charges of Aggravated Indecent Assault, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Indecent Assault, Corruption of Minors, and Endangering the Welfare of Mi…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Sexually Abused Minor In Lehigh Valley Basement On New Year's, Police Say
A New Jersey man is accused of sexually abusing a child in the basement of a Lehigh Valley home last New Year's Eve. John R. Grossmith, 42, of Stewartsville, NJ, is charged with unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault of a person under 13, and corruption of minors, Forks Township police said in a release. On Jan. 18, Northampton County Children, Youth and Family Services alerted the department to possible abuse involving Grossmith and a child in the township, police said. Investigators then uncovered evidence that, on Dec. 31, 2022, Grossmith "had unlawful sexual …
Police & Fire
Bus Driver Sexually Assaults Student In Lehigh Valley, Police Say
A bus driver is accused of sexually abusing a student in the Easton Area School District, according to Palmer Township Police. Dean D'Amico, 64, of Mount Bethel, is charged with felony institutional sexual assault, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor, and misdemeanor indecent assault, state court records show. Authorities claim D'Amico carried on an "inappropriate relationship with a juvenile student." He was working as a bus driver but not employed directly by the school district, police noted. Palmer Township police arrested D'Amico at his Mount Bethel home on…
Police & Fire
Man In Woman's Thong Charged With Child Molestation: Pennsylvania State Police
A Pennsylvania man is facing charges after he wore the thong of a woman he knew, exposing himself to children and molesting them, according to court papers obtained by Daily Voice. The victim's mom told investigators last August that Matthew Hoyt, 39, of Windber, suffered from a drinking problem and would wear her underwear around the house starting in January 2018, according to the affidavit filed by Pennsylvania State Police. When he was wearing a thong, Hoyt's buttocks and genitals were exposed, alleged victims told investigators. He also is accused of twisting or pinching one of his you…
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14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say
A "heavily intoxicated" 14-year-old girl who had been vomiting in a Sheetz restroom passed out and an employee raped her, Shippensburg police say in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Sheetz employee, 22-year-old Demarcus Shamir Johnson, had previously flirted with the girl but her older sister warned him to stay away and told him her age, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause. The girl was drunk and went to the restroom to vomit, she was in and out of it and her memory was hazy but at one point she remembered leaning over the toilet to vomit. Next, she was s…
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Four Kids Spotted Getting Baked In Car With Woman Named 'Baker,' Police In Lancaster Co. Say
Mary Baker was found "baked" on marijuana in a smoke-filled car with four children on Jan. 13, 2023, authorities announced in a release on Feb. 28. Baker, 43, of Denver, was noticed by the police while sitting in "a parked vehicle full of smoke with the windows up" in the 100 block of Main Street around 7:45 p.m., East Cocalico Township police say. Officers also "discovered Baker was in possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia," as stated in the release. The children in the vehicle were not her's, so their parents were notified, according to the release.…
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8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police
A man accused of raping a child multiple times in 2015 has been arrested in Miami Flordia, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Teuris Lafargue-Millet, now 48-years-old, was arrested at 1:26 p.m. on Friday in connection with the sexual assaults that happened first happened on January 1, 2015, Harrisburg Bureau of Police explain in a release. He is being charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors, police say and court records confirm. Lafargue-Millet is currently awaiting extradition …
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Child Assaulted By 77-Year-Old Mount Joy Man, Police Say
A child under the age of 13 was sexually assaulted by a 77-year-old man, authorities announced on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Roscoe M. Geib, of Mount Joy, " inappropriate comments and touched the victim in an inappropriate manner," while the young child was in his care, borough police allege. Following an investigation, Geib was charged with indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors police say and court documents confirm. His arraignment was pending at the time of publication so no additional details were available.
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5 Jehovah's Witnesses Sexually Abused Child Family Members, PA AG Says
Five additional members of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania are now facing multiple charges after allegedly sexually abusing children, Pennsylvania’s Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry announced at a press conference on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. All of the men, between the ages of 42-74, abused family members between the ages of 5 and 15, the AG says. The defendants are being prosecuted by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for the following offenses: Marc Brown, 65, of Allegheny County, is alleged to have sexually abused two young sisters who were between the …
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Lancaster Man Licks Sleeping Child, Police Say
A 62-year-old Lancaster man supposedly bribed a child to sleep in his bed and then licked them and sexually assaulted them, police detailed in a release on Friday, January 13, 2023. George S. Cooke of the 1300 block of Orchard Street was first brought to the police's attention when a parent overheard their child say Cooke touched their genitals. Over the course of several interviews with Lancaster County Children and Youth Social Services, it was revealed that "Cooke licked and touched the victim’s groin area. He did this after he bribed the victim with access to a computer game…
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Mom Cheered For Teen Son During Street Fight, Cops Say
A Northampton County mom is accused of cheering on her teenage son while he fought another boy in a Pen Argyl street, authorities say. Nicole M. Ortiz, 32, is charged with misdemeanor corruption of minors and disorderly conduct, said Slate Belt Regional Police in a statement. Officers were called to a home on the 800 block of William Street on Nov. 10 for reports of two teenagers fighting in the road, authorities wrote. On arrival, police spoke with Ortiz, who confirmed that her son was involved in the fight and that she knew the brawl was going to take place before it ac…
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PA Mom Who Gave Daughter Fentanyl Posted Bizarre YouTube Video Before Murder-Suicide Attempt
The day before a Pennsylvania mom gave her 8-year-old daughter fentanyl and opiate-laced apple juice (as detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice) she posted a bizarre YouTube video. The 8-year-old girl is now in emergency custody of relatives after 29-year-old Skye Contance Naggy allegedly attempted to commit murder-suicide using fentanyl she purchase "on the dark net" because "God told her they would die soon," police detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. While searching for Naggy and her daughter on Oct. 25, the police found the laced a…
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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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PA Man Caught Having Sex With Girl At Days Inn: Police
A man was caught having sex with a teenage girl at a Days Inn in central Pennsylvania, police say. Raymond Lin, 21, of Jenkintown, was first caught with the 15-year-old at the Days Inn located at 2929 Hempland Road in Lancaster on January 6, 2022, police stated in a release on Sept. 8. He was taken into custody by Abington Township police in Montogomery County at 3:35 p.m. on Sept. 1, and later turned over to the East Hempfield Township police in Lancaster County, according to the release. He's been charged with five felonies for Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse of …
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Pennsylvania Public Masturbator, Domestic Abuser Has Also Raped, Prostituted Children
A man who previously was sentenced to probation for public masturbation in Shippensburg, has been convicted and sentenced in connection with the rape and trafficking of children, authorities say. Kenneth McKinley Grant, 24, of Carlisle, has a lengthy court record in Cumberland County where he was most recently has been found guilty of Sexual Exploitation of Children, Unlawful Contact With a Minor, Corruption of Minors, and Prostitution, according to the district attorney's office and court documents. The charges stem from "an incident in which a girl reported that Grant had coerced he…
Police & Fire
Montco Man Sent Sexual Photo To Bucks Co. Child On Snapchat, Asked For Nudes, Police Say
A 20-year-old man was arrested after sending a sexual photo to a minor on a social media app, and then asking that child to do the same, authorities said. An investigation into River T. Stauch, of Hatboro, began after the underage victim allegedly told Warrington Township police that they received a sexually explicit image from a male Snapchat user. Stauch told the child his age and asked for naked photos, police said. The juvenile apparently said that when he refused, Stauch threatened him. Officers were later able to identify the user as Stauch, they said. Stauch was arrested on T…
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NJ Man Agrees To Sex With Person Posing As PA Girl, 13: Police
A 39-year-old New Jersey man who agreed to have sex with a person posing as a juvenile from Pennsylvania has been arrested, authorities said. Dariusz Blaszczyk, of Ewing, was nabbed at the Center Square Towers parking lot on North Broad Street in Doylestown, where he tried to meet the "13-year-old girl" around 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, Central Bucks Regional police said. He initiated the conversation with the "minor" on the Meet Me app and sent multiple text messages requesting sexual acts, police said. Police did not specify who was posing as the young girl. Blaszczyk has…
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Christian Theatre Director In PA Assaulted Four Girls He Plied With Alcohol: Police
A twisted game of "Truth or Dare" allegedly ended with four girls— the youngest of whom was only 13-year-old at the time— being sexually assaulted, authorities say. Director, teacher, and stage manager at the Harrisburg Christian Performing Arts Center, Matthew Thomas Schreiber, 32, of the 1000 Block of Country Club Road, Camp Hill, invited four teenage girls—17, 17, 16, and 13 years old at the time—to his home so he could be "the first one to get them really drunk" in Feb. 2018, as stated in a criminal complaint by Lower Swatara Township police. He gave them numerous shots of vodka, whiske…
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