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HS Band Director Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Student: Pennsylvania AG HS Band Director Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Student: Pennsylvania AG
HS Band Director Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Student: Pennsylvania AG A former school employee in Wilkes Barre was convicted of groping a student on Friday, June 28, said the state Attorney General's Office in a release.  Theron Roberts, the 41-year-old ex-band director at Crestwood High School in Mountain Top, was found guilty of felony institutional sexual assault and corruption of minors, prosecutors said.  According to authorities, Roberts groped a tenth-grade student after pulling them into a "secluded alcove" and threatened her not to report the incident.  The AG's Office said he met the victim three years earlier when they were in …

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Jehovah's Witness Elder Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Children PA Jehovah's Witness Elder Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Children
PA Jehovah's Witness Elder Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Children One of several Jehovah's Witnesses accused of child sexual abuse has been convicted, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced on Thursday, June 6.  Norman Aviles-Garriga, 44 of Lancaster County, molested at least three young children between the ages of five and ten, as Daily Voice previously reported. Aviles-Garriga's status as an elder in his congregation helped him gain the trust of many parents and afforded him access to their children, as initially noted. The abuse happened between 1999 and 2003 in Lancaster City, Attorney General Michelle Henry explained in this update…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Newville Man Told 14-Year-Old Boy He 'Loved Him' Before Sexual Assault: DA Newville Man Told 14-Year-Old Boy He 'Loved Him' Before Sexual Assault: DA
Newville Man Told 14-Year-Old Boy He 'Loved Him' Before Sexual Assault: DA Disturbing details about repeated sexual assaults between a man and a child have been released by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office follow the conviction of a 60-year-old Newville man. Josiah "Ron" Christopher Becker was found guilty of the following on Friday, May 12, 2023 according to a release the following Monday: Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 years of age (2 counts). Sexual Assault. Corruption of minors - defendant age 18 or above guilty (10 counts). "The jury's verdict came at the conclusion of a two day trial in front of the Honorab…

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by Jillian Pikora