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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
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First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings
First Convict Sentenced Federally In Trenton Protest Firebombings UPDATE: A South Jersey man was sentenced today to 28 months in federal prison for trying to set fire to a police cruiser during a video-recorded riot that broke out following a peaceful protest last year in Trenton. Killian F. Melecio, 20, of Columbus must serve just all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Melecio admitted via video conference in U.S. District Cout in Trenton earlier this year that he stuffed a shirt he’d gotten from another man into the gas tank of the vehicle and tried to ignite it on May 31, 2020. The protest earlier that day in respo…

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by Jerry DeMarco