Springfield Man Admits To Rape, Gets 3 Years In Prison: DA Springfield Man Admits To Rape, Gets 3 Years In Prison: DA
Springfield Man Admits To Rape, Gets 3 Years In Prison: DA A 32-year-old Springfield man told a Hampshire County court this week that he knew the woman he had sex with in 2021 was too drunk to consent, but he proceeded anyway, authorities said.  Michael Pope pleaded guilty to three counts of rape, two counts of indecent assault and battery, and one count of providing alcohol to a person under 21 years of age, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Pope pleaded guilty to raping the Amherst woman in an apartment before the prosecution began, sparing the victim a trial, the prosecutor said.  Judge Jane Mulqueen se…
No Bail For Quincy Man Nabbed For 'Nightmarish' Attack On Woman: DA No Bail For Quincy Man Nabbed For 'Nightmarish' Attack On Woman: DA
No Bail For Quincy Man Nabbed For 'Nightmarish' Attack On Woman: DA A woman was left bloodied and bruised after a Norfolk County man grabbed her from behind, threw her to the ground, and began punching her and trying to take off her clothes, officials say.  Amos Sykes, 35, of Quincy, was ordered held without bail on Monday, Aug. 14 after being arraigned for assaulting a woman in Boston's South End two days earlier, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden. Sykes attacked a woman who was walking on Columbus Avenue, according to the Boston Police Department. Witnesses heard the woman's screams and saw him sitting on top of her, punching…
PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say
PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say A teenage boy is accused of sexually abusing children in Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.  The unidentified 14-year-old Mount Joy boy was arrested following a police investigation that "uncovered multiple offenses by the defendant over the course of two to three months involving several victims," area police stated in a release.  He was charged with the following, according to Mount Joy Borough Police: Two Counts of Sexual Abuse of Children-Photograph/Film/Depict on Computer Sex Act. Sexual Abuse of Children-Possession of Child Pornography. Indecent Assau…
Lynn High Girls Soccer Coach Groped Player, Tried To Sleep With Student, Sent Her Nudes: DA Lynn High Girls Soccer Coach Groped Player, Tried To Sleep With Student, Sent Her Nudes: DA
Lynn High Girls Soccer Coach Groped Player, Tried To Sleep With Student, Sent Her Nudes: DA A 38-year-old Lynn high school soccer coach sent unsolicited nude photos of himself to an 18-year-old former play that he also tried to sleep with and groped an underage girl on his team, officials said.  Oscar Juarez, of Saugus, is a junior varsity coach at Lynn Classical High School. The alleged incidents happened in 2022, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  He was arrested and charged on Monday, Aug. 7, with indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 and distributing pornographic material – both felonies — and reckless endangerment of a child, a misdem…
Woman Recorded Helping Sex Offender Assault Teen: PA State Police Woman Recorded Helping Sex Offender Assault Teen: PA State Police
Woman Recorded Helping Sex Offender Assault Teen: PA State Police A 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a man at a cookout, and a recording has surfaced of a woman helping him do it, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.  The teen came to report being assaulted by 38-year-old Ryan Peters at the PSP Carlisle Station on July 3. Peters is a registered sex offender since 2007. He was charged and convicted of Statutory Sexual Assault and Fail to Comply as a Registered Sex Offender in 2009, the police explained and records confirmed.  She had been invited with her mother to a cookout at Peters's home in the 2000…
Lititz Sex Offender Who Assaulted 13-Year-Old Released— AGAIN, Police Say Lititz Sex Offender Who Assaulted 13-Year-Old Released— AGAIN, Police Say
Lititz Sex Offender Who Assaulted 13-Year-Old Released— Again, Police Say A 28-year-old registered sex offender who has allegedly sexually assaulted yet another 13-year-old girl has been released, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.  Derek Alan Manz recently pleaded guilty to Disorderly Conduct Hazardous/Physical Offense, and Harassment - Communication of Lewd, Threatening Language in two separate cases Daily Voice previously reported.  He also turned himself into the police on charges of Aggravated Indecent Assault, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Indecent Assault, Corruption of Minors, and Endangering the Welfare of Mi…
MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say
MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say A 37-year-old sex offender from New England allegedly assaulted a police officer while fleeing from a disturbance at a Wawa in Lancaster, PA, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.  Nathan Daniel Taylor was supposedly causing an unknown "disturbance" at the Wawa located at 2132 Lincoln Highway on April 9, 2023, East Lampeter Township police explained.  He suspect fled in a black 2002 Cadillac Limousine— but police spotted him drive with a burned out headlight in the 2100 block of Lincoln Highway East at 3:53 a.m., according to the release. Officers attem…
Man Sneaks Into Sleeping Child's Bed For Sex Near Elementary School In Lancaster, Police Say Man Sneaks Into Sleeping Child's Bed For Sex Near Elementary School In Lancaster, Police Say
Man Sneaks Into Sleeping Child's Bed For Sex Near Elementary School In Lancaster, Police Say A 33-year-old Lancaster man would sneak into an acquaintance's home while they were out or asleep so he could have sex with their child, authorities announced in a release on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.  David Ray Lopez, would watch and wait, or call and make sure the parents were out before sneaking into the home and sliding into the child's bed— multiple times— between May and August of 2022, Manheim Township police detailed in the release.  After a third adult witnessed Lopez entering the home and knocking on the child's door— he fled and authorities were called, according to th…
Suspect Who Assaulted Lehigh Shoppers Had Child Porn On Phone: State Police Suspect Who Assaulted Lehigh Shoppers Had Child Porn On Phone: State Police
Suspect Who Assaulted Lehigh Shoppers Had Child Porn On Phone: State Police A suspect has been arrested in connection with a string of indecent assaults on shoppers at Lehigh County stores, state police say.  Ogonna Chuwudaalu Ofoma, 30, of Allentown, was arrested Thursday, March 30 and charged with multiple assaults, troopers wrote in a release. He is also accused of having "sexually explicit photographs and videos of suspected child pornography" on his cell phone, authorities added.  State police previously warned Lehigh Valley residents that a single suspect was behind a number of incidents at Lower Macungie shopping centers, including a Dec. 7 in…
Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say
Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say A Bensalem man is in police custody after authorities say he was found in a child's bed in the middle of the night.  Paddy Purcell, 32, was arrested early Sunday, March 12 and charged with burglary, criminal trespassing, and indecent assault of a child under 13, Bensalem Township police said in a statement.  The department was called to the 300 block of Thunder Circle at about 1 a.m. Sunday for a reported burglary in progress, authorities said. On the scene, police were told that the 9-year-old victim woke up to find a strange man with an Irish accent wearing only underwear in her…
14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say 14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say
14-Year-Old Girl Raped While Unconscious By Employee At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say A "heavily intoxicated" 14-year-old girl who had been vomiting in a Sheetz restroom passed out and an employee raped her, Shippensburg police say in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Sheetz employee, 22-year-old Demarcus Shamir Johnson, had previously flirted with the girl but her older sister warned him to stay away and told him her age, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  The girl was drunk and went to the restroom to vomit, she was in and out of it and her memory was hazy but at one point she remembered leaning over the toilet to vomit. Next, she was s…
'You Need Family Time' PA Man Rapes Cousin With Daughter In Next Room, Police Say 'You Need Family Time' PA Man Rapes Cousin With Daughter In Next Room, Police Say
'You Need Family Time' PA Man Rapes Cousin With Daughter In Next Room, Police Say A woman experiencing homelessness was taken in by her "biological cousin" who raped her, police explain in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Burlin Damir Miller Jr., 21, was arrested in connection with the rape on Feb. 24, 2023, according to a police release.  Miller had supposedly offered his cousin "a warm place to sleep" at his home in the 100 block of Colonial Crest Drive on Sept. 28, 2022, Officer Christian Torres explains in the affidavit of probable cause.  After introducing her to his grandmother and daughter, the cousin settled in to sleep on the couch. Mill…