Lower Paxton, PA
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Harrisburg Symphony Ex-Concertmaster Designated Sexually Violent Predator For Life (UPDATE) Harrisburg Symphony Ex-Concertmaster Designated Sexually Violent Predator For Life (UPDATE)
Harrisburg Symphony Ex-Concertmaster Designated Sexually Violent Predator For Life (Update) Former Harrisburg Symphony concertmaster Odin J. Rathnam was formally classified as a sexually violent predator during a court hearing on Wednesday morning, March 11, 2026, Dauphin County court records show. Dauphin County Judge Scott A. Evans issued an order designating Rathnam a sexually violent predator for the rest of his life following an evaluation by the Sexual Offender’s Assessment Board. Rathnam, 60, is currently serving a 15-to-30-year state prison sentence after pleading no contest and guilty on May 8, 2025, to 28 crimes related to the sexual abuse of a child over an approximatel…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Bill Clinton Testifies About Epstein Ties In Chappaqua Deposition: 'I Did Nothing Wrong' Bill Clinton Testifies About Epstein Ties In Chappaqua Deposition: 'I Did Nothing Wrong'
Bill Clinton Testifies About Epstein Ties In Chappaqua Deposition: 'I Did Nothing Wrong' Former President Bill Clinton testified in front of House investigators about his ties to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in a rare congressional deposition. Clinton delivered a sworn opening statement before members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York, on Friday, Feb. 27. The 42nd President said that he "saw nothing" and "did nothing wrong" related to the convicted sex offender's crimes, NBC News reported. The closed-door deposition took place one day after his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testified for abo…

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by Chris Spiker
Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Spa Workers Raped At Gunpoint By Dauphin County Man, Shot By Police; Sentenced Lancaster Spa Workers Raped At Gunpoint By Dauphin County Man, Shot By Police; Sentenced
Lancaster Spa Workers Raped At Gunpoint By Dauphin County Man, Shot By Police; Sentenced A Dauphin County man who raped two spa workers at gunpoint before being shot by police as he fled has been sentenced to decades behind bars, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Feb. 23. Christopher A. Rivera, 38, of Middletown Borough, was sentenced to 60 to 120 years in state prison by Judge Jeffrey Conrad on Friday after a jury found him guilty following a three-day trial in October. The jury convicted Rivera of two counts each of robbery, rape by forcible compulsion, and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, as well as four counts…

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by Jillian Pikora
Allentown, PA
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'Justice For Evan' Organizer's Exclusive Statement After Charges Against Sgt. Weaver Dismissed 'Justice For Evan' Organizer's Exclusive Statement After Charges Against Sgt. Weaver Dismissed
'Justice For Evan' Organizer's Exclusive Statement After Charges Against Sgt. Weaver Dismissed The organizer behind the “Justice For Evan” campaign says the dismissal of rape and sex servitude charges against Allentown Police Sgt. Evan Weaver confirms what supporters believed from the start. In an exclusive statement sent to Daily Voice on Sunday, Feb. 22, Samuel P. Royer said Weaver’s family is finally able to begin moving forward after more than a year of legal uncertainty. "My family is relieved for the Weaver family that all charges have been dropped following the AG's review," Royer wrote. "From the very beginning, there was never a doubt that Sgt. Weaver was innocent of all the…

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by Jillian Pikora
Allentown, PA
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Rape, Sex Servitude Case Against Allentown Sgt. Evan Weaver, Jason Krasley Dismissed Rape, Sex Servitude Case Against Allentown Sgt. Evan Weaver, Jason Krasley Dismissed
Rape, Sex Servitude Case Against Allentown Sgt. Evan Weaver, Jason Krasley Dismissed Rape and involuntary sexual servitude charges against Allentown Police Sgt. Evan Weaver and former vice officer Jason Krasley have been dismissed, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice on Sunday, Feb. 22. The Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas docket shows every charge against both men was marked “Nolle Prossed (Case Dismissed)” on Feb. 20 during a pre-trial hearing before Judge Thomas M. Caffrey. The prosecution had previously been transferred to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office in August 2025 after the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office cited a “potential con…

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by Jillian Pikora
Silver Spring, MD
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Man Accused Of Smelling 10-Year-Old Girl’s Feet At Silver Spring Arcade Arrested After Manhunt Man Accused Of Smelling 10-Year-Old Girl’s Feet At Silver Spring Arcade Arrested After Manhunt
Man Accused Of Smelling 10-Year-Old Girl’s Feet At Silver Spring Arcade Arrested After Manhunt The man who approached a young girl inside a busy Maryland arcade took off her shoes and socks before smelling her feet and walking away, has been apprehended. Now the Montgomery County Department of Police is worried there are more victims.  Christopher Michael Simpson, 30, of Germantown, was tracked down by detectives following the strange scene that played out in September 2025, when he allegedly targeted a 10-year-old girl. The incident happened inside the arcade area at Dave & Buster’s at approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in the 8600 block of Colesville Road in…

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by Zak Failla
Slatington-Walnutport, PA
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Teen Slatington Raped, Restrained, Strangled, Found In Basement: Prosecutors (UPDATE) Teen Slatington Raped, Restrained, Strangled, Found In Basement: Prosecutors (UPDATE)
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…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Teen Girl Raped By Legal Guardian Multiple Times In Fairview, Complaint Says Teen Girl Raped By Legal Guardian Multiple Times In Fairview, Complaint Says
Teen Girl Raped By Legal Guardian Multiple Times In Fairview, Complaint Says A 44-year-old Fairview man has been charged with multiple sexual assault-related offenses involving a victim who he was a legal guardian of, authorities said. Carlos M. Leon, 44, of Fairview, raped the girl between ages 13 and 16, between November 2024 and January 2026 while acting as her legal guardian, according to police papers and Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. The criminal complaint says that the alleged conduct included acts of sexual penetration and sexual contact involving a child. Sources say Leon was seized Monday, Feb. 2 by a SWAT team at a Carlstadt m…

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by Cecilia Levine
Waynesboro, PA
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PA Man Offers To 'Buy' 6-Year-Old Daughter From Mom For $5K: Police PA Man Offers To 'Buy' 6-Year-Old Daughter From Mom For $5K: Police
PA Man Offers To 'Buy' 6-Year-Old Daughter From Mom For $5K: Police A Pennsylvania man is accused of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl during an overnight stay — then offering her mother $5,000 to “buy” the child, authorities announced. Theodore Magee, 44, of Lower Burrell (Westmoreland County), was charged after investigators said a child reported he touched her inappropriately while she slept at a home on Gene Drive in Allegheny Township, according to Allegheny Township Police and court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The child’s mother told investigators Magee was asked to watch her daughter overnight at the Gene Drive home, police said. The girl …

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by Jillian Pikora
Carlisle, PA
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PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs
PA Deputy AG Charged With DUI At Highest Rate Of Alcohol: Court Docs A Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office prosecutor is facing DUI charges after police found her vehicle stopped in the roadway in Carlisle on Christmas Eve, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Jan. 22. Lauren Perchinski, 34, of Carlisle, was charged after Carlisle Borough police responded to the 100 block of North College Street at 6:16 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, court documents show. A witness reported Perchinski’s dark-colored BMW SUV was moving at about 2 mph in a 25 mph zone before stopping in the roadway, according to an affidavit of probable caus…

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by Daily Voice
Bethlehem, PA
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Bethlehem Officer Who Sexually Assaulted Girl At School Dance Sentenced: DA Bethlehem Officer Who Sexually Assaulted Girl At School Dance Sentenced: DA
Bethlehem Officer Who Sexually Assaulted Girl At School Dance Sentenced: DA A Bethlehem police officer who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl during a school dance — while in uniform and on duty — has been sentenced to state prison, prosecutors announced on Monday, Dec. 22. Costas Alestas, the now-former school resource officer at East Hills Middle School, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison, followed by four years of probation, after pleading guilty to Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse and Invasion of Privacy, according to the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators said Alestas groomed the victim via sexually explicit text…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
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Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA
Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA A former Lancaster City police officer has been sentenced to up to 57 years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting three underage girls in the 1990s, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Dec. 18. Andrew Scott Selby, 56, of Pequea Township, was sentenced to 22.5 to 57 years by Senior Judge William P. Mahon, who called his actions “insidious” and said the passage of time did nothing to diminish their impact. 'Reprehensible': Judge Condemns Betrayal Of Badge “You violated the rule of law that you swore to uphold,” Judge Mahon told Selby during sentencing…

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by Jillian Pikora