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Former Bucks Cop Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Boys Learns Sentence Former Bucks Cop Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Boys Learns Sentence
Former Bucks Cop Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Boys Learns Sentence The former Warminster police officer who was convicted of sexually abusing five boys will spend the next several decades behind bars, authorities say.  James Carey, 54, will serve 24.5 to 55 years in prison, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  Carey, during his tenure with the Warminster Township Police Department in the 1980s and 1990s, was a D.A.R.E. officer working with school students, a volunteer firefighter, and ran a "troubled youth" program, according to the DA.  Prosecutors argued that Carey used these positions and his status as a…

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by Mac Bullock
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DA: Former Warminster Officer Gets New Charges After 5th Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward DA: Former Warminster Officer Gets New Charges After 5th Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward
DA: Former Warminster Officer Gets New Charges After 5th Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward A former Warminster Township police officer accused of sexually abusing four teenage boys while working as their D.A.R.E officer nearly 20 years ago, is facing additional charges after a fifth victim came forward, authorities announced Friday. James C. Carey, 52, of Cape May Court House in New Jersey, was arrested and charged on April 7 for incidents that authorities say occurred as early as 1989, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. Days after a news conference to announce Carey’s arrest, Bucks County detectives interviewed a fifth person who said he was vict…

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by Nicole Acosta
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'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': Report Details PA Officer's Alleged Sex Assaults On 4 Teen Boys 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': Report Details PA Officer's Alleged Sex Assaults On 4 Teen Boys
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': Report Details PA Officer's Alleged Sex Assaults On 4 Teen Boys An 80-page presentment detailing how a former Warminster Township police officer sexually abused four teenage boys while working as their D.A.R.E. officer nearly 20 years ago was released Wednesday -- ending a year-long investigation (scroll down for victim testimonies). A renewed investigation into former D.A.R.E. Officer James Carey was launched last spring, after one of the alleged victims -- now 36 years old -- reported the abuse to police, who referred the case to DA Matt Weintraub's office, authorities said. Carey, 52 -- who retired from Warminster PD in 2009 -- was arrested and char…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Former Warminster DARE Officer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 4 Teen Boys DA: Former Warminster DARE Officer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 4 Teen Boys
DA: Former Warminster DARE Officer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 4 Teen Boys An 80-page presentment detailing how a former Warminster Township police officer sexually abused four teenage boys while working as their D.A.R.E. officer nearly 20 years ago was released Wednesday -- ending a year-long investigation. 5/28 UPDATE: Former Warminster Officer Gets New Charges After 5th Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward A renewed investigation into former D.A.R.E. Officer James Carey was launched last spring, after one of the alleged victims -- now 36 years old -- reported the abuse to police, who referred the case to DA Matt Weintraub's office, authorities said. Carey, 52, w…

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by Nicole Acosta