‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Ephrata Couple Starved Child: Affidavit ‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Ephrata Couple Starved Child: Affidavit
‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Ephrata Couple Starved Child: Affidavit A Lancaster County couple forced a juvenile to live in a shed without plumbing, starved him, and assaulted him when he refused to return there, according to affidavits of probable cause released on Thursday, July 31. Grace Louise Sensenig, 42, and Daryl Jay Sensenig, 41, of Reinholds, were arrested after Ephrata Police responded to a domestic dispute on the 800 block of Laurel Ridge Road around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, police said. The juvenile had been living in a wooden shed about 100 yards behind the couple’s home since mid‑March, according to court filings obtained by Daily Voice. Inv…
‘Man Of God’ Mennonite Bishop With $793K Ephrata Home Accused Of Starving Child In Shed ‘Man Of God’ Mennonite Bishop With $793K Ephrata Home Accused Of Starving Child In Shed
‘Man Of God’ Mennonite Bishop With $793K Ephrata Home Accused Of Starving Child In Shed A Lancaster County man who describes himself as a “man of God” and serves as a part-time bishop at a Mennonite-rooted church is accused of starving and assaulting a juvenile family member forced to live in a shed, according to affidavits obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, July 31, and social media post by the suspects.  Daryl Jay Sensenig, 41, and his wife, Grace Louise Sensenig, 42, of Reinholds, were arrested after Ephrata Police responded to a violent domestic dispute on the 800 block of Laurel Ridge Road around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, police said. The couple forced the boy — a…
Two Infants Under 7 Months Brutally Injured By Phoenixville Daycare Teacher: Affidavit Two Infants Under 7 Months Brutally Injured By Phoenixville Daycare Teacher: Affidavit
Two Infants Under 7 Months Brutally Injured By Phoenixville Daycare Teacher: Affidavit A Montgomery County woman has been charged with violently assaulting two infants in her care at a child care facility in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Thursday, July 31. Catalina Baldwin, 37, of Phoenixville, was arrested after a joint investigation by Upper Providence Township Police and Montgomery County Detectives revealed two babies suffered life-threatening injuries while under her sole supervision at Oaks Early Learning Center, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. First Infant: 7-Month-Old Girl S.F. Police and EMS were called at 10:20 a.m. on Wednesd…
WATCH: Germantown Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest WATCH: Germantown Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest
Watch: Germantown Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest Disaster was largely avoided during a standoff in Maryland between police and a man holding his young son hostage at knifepoint. The Germantown father is behind bars after police said he held a knife to his 9-year-old son’s throat during a domestic disturbance that ended with him in handcuffs. Video has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a brief barricade involving Dugan Gokhan, 47. Officers were first called at around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, to the 19900 block of Stoney Point Way, where there was a reported domestic incident involving a chi…
Norwalk Woman Accused Of Child Abuse After Officers Find 'Welts' On 6-Year-Old's Back: Cops Norwalk Woman Accused Of Child Abuse After Officers Find 'Welts' On 6-Year-Old's Back: Cops
Norwalk Woman Accused Of Child Abuse After Officers Find 'Welts' On 6-Year-Old's Back: Cops A Connecticut woman is accused of abusing a 6-year-old after teachers noticed visible "welts" on the child's back, authorities said.  Vilma Martinez, 35, of Norwalk, turned herself in on Wednesday, July 30, and police charged her with risk of injury to a child and assault in the third degree, authorities said. Administrators at a school in Norwalk contacted the Department of Children and Families after they noticed several welts on the child's back. Social workers contacted police. Norwalk police did not say what school the child attended, what could have caused their injuries, or Ma…
Child Sex Assault Charges Spark Re-Arrest Of Pottstown Out Under Sanctuary Policies By ICE Child Sex Assault Charges Spark Re-Arrest Of Pottstown Out Under Sanctuary Policies By ICE
Child Sex Assault Charges Spark Re-Arrest Of Pottstown Out Under Sanctuary Policies By ICE A man accused of sexually assaulting a child was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Pottstown days after Montgomery County officials released him under sanctuary policies, ICE announced on Tuesday, July 29. Oscar Adalberto Penate, 56, a citizen of El Salvador, was taken into custody on Sunday, July 27, by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia, Homeland Security Investigations Philadelphia, and IRS Philadelphia. Penate had been arrested on Tuesday, July 22, by Pottstown Township Police and charged with multiple felonies, including involuntary deviate sexu…
Silver Spring Swim Instructor Sexually Abused Children During Private Lessons: Police Silver Spring Swim Instructor Sexually Abused Children During Private Lessons: Police
Silver Spring Swim Instructor Sexually Abused Children During Private Lessons: Police A swim instructor from Silver Spring is accused of sexually assaulting two children he was teaching at a Maryland community center, police said. Tyler Wang’Ombe-Gichuru, 25, was arrested by members of the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit (CVAA) following an investigation into the teacher having inappropriate contact with the children. Last week, on Tuesday, July 22, police say that two victims under the age of 10 came forward to an adult about the alleged sexual assaults. Investigators said the victims’ family had hired Wang’Ombe-Gichuru…
Virginia Real Estate Agent, Former Firefighter Charged In Child Sex Abuse Case: Police Virginia Real Estate Agent, Former Firefighter Charged In Child Sex Abuse Case: Police
Virginia Real Estate Agent, Former Firefighter Charged In Child Sex Abuse Case: Police A man of many talents is behind bars after allegedly having inappropriate contact with minors over the course of at least two decades, according to authorities. Christopher Dudley, 46, of Fairfax, was arrested on Wednesday, July 24, and charged with eight counts of aggravated sexual battery and eight counts of indecent liberties by a custodian, the Fairfax County Police Department announced Monday, July 28. Police say detectives with the department’s Child Abuse Squad launched the investigation after a July 15 referral from Child Protective Services, which alleged Dudley had inappropriately…
ICE Arrests Child Rapist In Ossining After Prison Release, Feds Say ICE Arrests Child Rapist In Ossining After Prison Release, Feds Say
ICE Arrests Child Rapist In Ossining After Prison Release, Feds Say A Salvadoran national convicted of repeatedly raping children was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following his release from a New York prison, officials said. Jacobo Argueta Fuentes, 33, was arrested by ICE’s Buffalo Enforcement and Removal Operations team on Tuesday, July 23, in Ossining, federal authorities said. The 33-year-old, who entered the country illegally around 2011, had been convicted of more than a dozen sex crimes involving minors, including seven counts of rape, two counts of using a child in a sexual performance, four counts of sexual abuse, a…
Anne Arundel Pastor, Private School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Children: Police Anne Arundel Pastor, Private School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Children: Police
Anne Arundel Pastor, Private School Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Children: Police A Maryland pastor and former private school teacher is facing disturbing allegations after being arrested for allegedly sexually abusing five children while working at a Christian academy, authorities say. William Auburn Jones, the pastor of Jessup Baptist Church and a former teacher at Elvaton Christian Academy in Millersville, was arrested on Friday, July 25, by Anne Arundel County Police, the department announced. On May 1, officers were called to the school for a report of inappropriate sexual behavior involving a student. While on the scene, another parent came forward with similar all…
Maryland Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Child In His Home, Jury Finds Maryland Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Child In His Home, Jury Finds
Maryland Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Child In His Home, Jury Finds A Maryland jury has convicted a man of sexually abusing a child under 10 years old inside his home, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Logan Littleton, 29, of Seaford, Delaware, was found guilty of three counts of sexual abuse of a minor after a three-day trial in Wicomico County Circuit Court, officials said. The abuse happened between 2014 and 2015 and involved a minor who lived in the same household as Littleton, according to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office. Littleton will remain in custody while the court awaits a pre-sentence investigation and mental health assessment, aut…
4-Month-Old Baby Dies, Woodbridge Dad Now Facing Felony Homicide Charge: Police 4-Month-Old Baby Dies, Woodbridge Dad Now Facing Felony Homicide Charge: Police
4-Month-Old Baby Dies, Woodbridge Dad Now Facing Felony Homicide Charge: Police A Virginia man who was already facing serious child abuse charges is now facing a fresh offense in connection with the death of his 4-month-old son, police said. Gianni Romero-Coreas, 22, of Woodbridge, was arrested by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Manassas on Wednesday, July 24, after Prince William County Police detectives obtained a felony homicide warrant following the toddler's death. The baby was rushed to the hospital unconscious on Thursday, July 17, after suffering life-threatening injuries while in Romero-Coreas’s care at the Elevations One Apartments on the 14300 block o…