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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 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…
Oregon Man Confesses To 'Ice-Blooded Murder' Of Pennsylvania Woman: DA
An Oregon man has confessed to beating a 24-year-old woman to death with a hammer and raping her in a Massachusetts apartment building more than four decades ago, officials said.
John Michael Irmer, age 68, of Portland, Oregon, was scheduled to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Central Division on Monday, Sept. 11, for the rape and murder of 24-year-old Pennsylvania native Susan Marcia Rose in October 1979, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced.
According to the DA's Office, in August, Irmer walked into the Portland Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say
Four Delaware men are accused in a crime spree that stretched into Pennsylvania and allegedly included car theft, kidnapping, gunpoint robbery, and rape.
Twenty-four-year-old Tonnaire McNair-Matthews, 23-year-old David Hinson, 21-year-old Michael Caldwell, and 20-year-old Mahkiya Powell were each named in a July 13 indictment unsealed in a US District Court in Delaware this week, said the US Attorney's Office.
The spree, federal authorities say, took place on April 14 and began in Delaware. Investigators claim the four suspects were riding around in a stolen …
94-Year-Old Suffers Brain Bleed Following Burglary Turned Rape Attempt In Chambersburg: Police
Four women— including a 94-year-old— were hurt when a belligerent man attempted to rape the elderly woman, police in Chambersburg announce on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
Jeffrey Andrew Stine, 52, was found fleeing from the scene in the 900 block of Progress Road when police were heading to the active assault report in the 100 block of Greene Meadow Lane on Monday, April 17 around 6 p.m., according to the release.
Stine then tried to punch an officer in the face, but they backed away in time. Then the police used verbal attempts, a TASER device, and pepper spray— and …
12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room'
A girl who was raped, strangled, and hidden in a basement freezer by her mom's ex-boyfriend has been identified by the Lancaster Coroner as of Monday, February 13, 2023.
Elaina Smith, 12, of Columbia Borough, has been identified as the girl who died in this horrific way, according to the coroner's office. Her death was ruled a homicide as a result of strangulation, the coroner’s office says.
Her mom's ex-boyfriend 39-year-old Jason Jerod Shackelford, of Columbia, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 10. He is accused of raping Elaina at his ex-girlfriend Tiffany Smith's home in the…
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 …
York Felon Charged With Rape, Murder After Woman's 'Suspicious Death' In Harrisburg Garden
A known criminal has been charged with rape ad murder 15 days after a woman's body was found under "suspicious" circumstances, authorities say.
The unnamed woman was found in Harrisburg's Sunken Garden in Riverfront Park along North Front Street near Verbeke Street on Thursday, December 22, 2022, around 11:30 a.m., according to a release by area police that evening.
Officers called to the scene "immediately initiated" an investigation.
Brandon Martinex, 35, of York, was arrested in connection with this killing on Friday, Jan. 6, authorities announced over the weekend.&nbs…
Cumberland County Man Wanted For Raping, Choking 10-Year-Old 'Multiple Times': Police
More than three years after a child reported being raped, choked, and abused, police have issued an arrest warrant for the man they believe is responsible.
Roscoe N. Roy Jr., 41, of Harrisburg was named as the suspect in this abuse case "following a lengthy investigation," Lower Allen Township police say.
The 10-year-old child first reported her abuse to authorities on May 3, 2019, according to the police release at the end of Dec. 2022.
Roy has been charged with three felons for rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault, and strangulation, as well as two misdemeanors for indecent…
PA Men Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Teenage Girls From Virginia, Maryland
Two men part of a teenage sex trafficking ring that was headquartered in the Philadelphia suburbs have been convicted, authorities said.
A jury found 36-year-old Dimas Omar Hernandez, aka “Adonys,” of Malvern, and 27-year-old Franklin Rivera-Mendieta, aka “Mono,” of Downingtown, guilty on charges of trafficking minors, involuntary servitude, rape, kidnapping, and other related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.
On May 28, 2020, a missing 14-year-old Maryland girl's Facebook message to her mother led multi-state authorities to her location, sparking an…
PA Man Sought For Felony Child Sex Assault, Incest, Rape, Other Charges, Police Say
Seen him? Authorities are seeking the public’s help locating a man wanted for felony child sex assault, incest, rape, and numerous other charges.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Benicio Antoin Benifield, 36, who has been charged with aggravated indecent assault of a child, aggravated indecent assault, felony rape under threat of forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16, felony indecent assault of a person less than 13, incest, corruption of minors, and other similar offenses, Palmer Township Police said in a release on Friday, June 17…
