Teen Slatington Raped, Restrained, Strangled, Found In Basement: Prosecutors (Update)
Two men charged in the rape and false imprisonment of a teenage gir have pleaded guilty, prosecutors announced.
Jacquan Tanasse, 20, and Tristan Zawick, 23, both pleaded guilty to Rape, Conspiracy to Commit Rape, False Imprisonment, and Conspiracy to False Imprisonment, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2026. Tanasse also pleaded guilty to Strangulation.
The charges stem from an assault reported just before 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, when Slatington Police were called to a home in the 200 block of Walnut Street, according to the district attorney’s offic…
PA Sex Offender Kidnaps, Rapes Two 11-Year-Old Girls: DA
A disturbing attack on two young girls walking ended with a convicted predator dragged back to prison for decades, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Dec. 8.
Horace Battle, 47, was sentenced to 15 to 34 years in state prison after being convicted of rape of a child, kidnapping, and unlawful contact with a minor tied to a February 2025 abduction, prosecutors said.
The case began when the two 11-year-old sisters were walking down the street and Battle pulled up in a white SUV, insisting they get in after they declined his offer for a ride, the DA’s Office said. I…
Lancaster Girl Raped Over 8 Years, Starting When She Was 8, Forgives Rapist At Sentencing: DA
A girl who was raped for nearly a decade, starting when she was just 8 years old, forgave her attacker at his sentencing in Lancaster County, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Brent Matthew Groff, 26, began abusing the girl around 2015 at a home they shared in the 100 block of Charleston Drive in Pequea Township, police said. He was about 16 at the time. The sexual assaults continued at multiple locations until October 2023.
The now 18-year-old survivor told investigators Groff raped and sexually assaulted her repeatedly over the years. When initially questioned, Groff denied the al…
'Necessary For Survival' Teenager Raped By Elderly Man In Manheim Township For Years: DA
An elderly man accused of sexually abusing a teenager over several years in Manheim Township has waived his preliminary hearing, sending the case to county court, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Joseph Gerald Meyer, 71, of Luzerne Township, waived his hearing before Judge Courtney Monson on Sept. 26.
He is facing 24 felony and misdemeanor charges, including four counts of rape, five counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, one count of statutory sexual assault, four counts of sexual assault, and three counts of aggravated indecent as…
Ex-fbi Agent Who Used Fake Modeling Gigs, Gaithersburg Tattoo Studios To Rape Women Sentenced
A former FBI agent from Maryland will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for luring young women into his Montgomery County tattoo studios and raping them under the guise of modeling opportunities.
Eduardo Valdivia, 41, of Gaithersburg, was found guilty on Friday, July 18 of a bevy of sex offenses by a jury in Montgomery County Circuit Court.
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, authorities announced that Valdivia has been sentenced to 80 years in prison, with all but 60 years to serve.
Valdivia, a former Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI for over a decade, owned DC…
Retarded Children Association Driver Abused Jericho Passenger For 3 Years: Police
A Roosevelt man is accused of sexually abusing a disabled woman during van rides over three years in Jericho, Nassau County police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Steven Harrison, 62, of Powell Street, was employed as a van driver for the Association for the Help of Retarded Children (AHRC), according to detectives.
That beginning in March 2022, Harrison repeatedly stopped at the parking lot of the Home Depot at 86 Jericho Turnpike while transporting a 24-year-old woman home and engaged in sexual contact with her, police said.
The victim, now 27, disclosed the abuse to a family member on T…
