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VA Man Who Brought Ladder To Help Teen Sneak Out Of PA Home Convicted Of Sex Assault VA Man Who Brought Ladder To Help Teen Sneak Out Of PA Home Convicted Of Sex Assault
VA Man Who Brought Ladder To Help Teen Sneak Out Of PA Home Convicted Of Sex Assault A 42-year-old Virginia man who turned the back of his vehicle into a makeshift bed and helped his teenage victim escape from her parents’ Pennsylvania home on multiple occasions is facing years in prison. Shawn Taylor, of Sterling, Virginia, was convicted this week on a host of charges after soliciting a teen girl he met online by posing as a younger man to earn her trust and arrange several illicit rendezvous, the Chester County District Attorney announced. Taylor’s downfall came in January 2021, when Pennsylvania State Police troopers were called to a home in the West Broadford Township t…

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by Zak Failla
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Chesco Mom Who Kidnapped 6-Year-Old Daughter Arrested in VA: Police Chesco Mom Who Kidnapped 6-Year-Old Daughter Arrested in VA: Police
Chesco Mom Who Kidnapped 6-Year-Old Daughter Arrested in VA: Police The Chester County mom accused of kidnapping her own daughter was arrested in Virginia, authorities say.  Vanessa Gutshall, 37, was taken into custody after a routine traffic stop in Fairfax County around noon on Thursday, Oct. 28, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said in a release.  Authorities sought Gutshall after she and her daughter, 6-year-old Zoe Moss, disappeared from a court-ordered, supervised visit at East Ward Elementary School on Tuesday, Oct. 25.  State police issued an Amber Alert for Moss, who they said was "at risk of harm or injury," though th…

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by Mac Bullock