West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Chester County Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years Chester County Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years
Chester County Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years A 33-year-old Chester County man was found guilty of sexually abusing a young girl for years, authorities said. David Dominguez-Sanchez, of Oxford, was charged with multiple counts of child sexual abuse, including rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and related charges, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. An investigation began in August 2020 when officers received information about a 12-year-old child who told a relative she had been sexually abused by him from 2014 to 2020 while living in Oxford, authorities said. T…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
PA Man Raped Teen And Woman Did Nothing To Stop It, Authorities Say PA Man Raped Teen And Woman Did Nothing To Stop It, Authorities Say
PA Man Raped Teen And Woman Did Nothing To Stop It, Authorities Say A couple from Chester County.is at the center of a sexual abuse investigation involving a teen girl, authorities announced Tuesday. Jason Lawhun, 42, of Downingtown, was charged with multiple counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Elskamin Lawhun, 48, of Downingtown, was also arrested. She was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. An investigation began on Sept. 29 when officers were contacted by a school principal who said a 16-year-old student claimed Jason sexually abused her, a…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
DA: West Chester Man Hit With New Charges After 2nd Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward DA: West Chester Man Hit With New Charges After 2nd Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward
DA: West Chester Man Hit With New Charges After 2nd Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward A West Chester man previously accused of sexually abusing a child under the age of 10 at his home, is facing additional charges after a second child victim came forward, authorities said. Russell Thayer Bullitt, 76, was arrested and charged on May 1 for incidents that authorities say occurred over a four-year span, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Chester County Detectives on April 28 learned that Bullitt had sexually abused a child inside his home when the child was between five and nine years old, authorities said. The victim revealed the abuse b…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Former PA Firefighter Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Teen Former PA Firefighter Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Teen
Former PA Firefighter Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Teen A former Pennsylvania firefighter was sentenced to 10 to 20 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met on an online dating app in 2019, authorities said. Carlton Bell, 29, of Pottstown (Montgomery County), was arrested in January 2020, and pled guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sexual abuse of children in April 2021, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. On Dec. 24, 2019, East Coventry police received information that a 14-year-old child created a profile on Grindr, --  one of the largest social networking apps for g…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
West Chester Teacher 'Groomed' 17-Year-Old Student Into Sexual Relationship, DA Says West Chester Teacher 'Groomed' 17-Year-Old Student Into Sexual Relationship, DA Says
West Chester Teacher 'Groomed' 17-Year-Old Student Into Sexual Relationship, DA Says A 40-year-old West Chester teacher was arrested on accusations he groomed a 17-year-old student into a sexual relationship in 2019, authorities announced. On June 26, 2021, the now 19-year-old victim reported to West Goshen police that she had been in a sexual relationship with Seth Reich, of Downingtown, her acting teacher, when she was 17 and a student at Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School Center for Performing and Fine Arts (PLCS) in West Chester, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. She was in his acting class working on a play when they ex…

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by Nicole Acosta
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
DA: Kutztown Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing GF's 7-Year-Old Grandaughter DA: Kutztown Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing GF's 7-Year-Old Grandaughter
DA: Kutztown Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing GF's 7-Year-Old Grandaughter A Kutztown man was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted his girlfriend's 7-year-old grandaughter, authorities announced. Paul William Herman, 52, faces various assault charges following an investigation that began on Jan. 19 after the Berks County Detective’s office received two Childline referrals from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services about the sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl, according to the Berks County District Attorney's office. During an interview on Feb. 4, the girl told investigators details of the abuse, which occurred more than once, inside …

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by Nicole Acosta
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Suspect Child Abuse? Lititz Police Urge Public To Report It Suspect Child Abuse? Lititz Police Urge Public To Report It
Suspect Child Abuse? Lititz Police Urge Public To Report It  April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, so the Lititz Borough Police are reminding the public to report any suspected child abuse."We all need to do our part to make sure that children are safe and cared for." said police in a statement on Thursday. The police cite the continued pandemic as a risk-factor for increases child abuse and neglect. "Be watchful and aware of the children in your community. If you have concerns that a child is not safe or being cared for, take action - it could save a child's life," said police. The police urge the public to report abuse by calling the …

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by Jillian Pikora
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
DA: ChesCo Man Facing Up To 74 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 3 Boys As Young As 11 DA: ChesCo Man Facing Up To 74 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 3 Boys As Young As 11
DA: ChesCo Man Facing Up To 74 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 3 Boys As Young As 11 A 58-year-old Chester County man is facing up to 74 years in prison for sexually assaulting three boys between the ages of 11 and 14, authorities said. The boys worked on Robert Caesar's Oxford property from 2016 to 2017, District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Caesar apparently befriended them and, in separate instances, offered to wash their clothes, supplied them with alcohol, and sexually assaulted them, Ryan said. “Were it not for the courage of these three boys, this defendant might not have been brought to justice," Ryan said. "Their bravery to disclose what had been done to them is unden…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
DA: Chester County Man Raped 16-Year-Old Girl He Shared Bed With For More Than A Year DA: Chester County Man Raped 16-Year-Old Girl He Shared Bed With For More Than A Year
DA: Chester County Man Raped 16-Year-Old Girl He Shared Bed With For More Than A Year A 58-year-old Chester County man has been arrested on accusations he raped a 16-year-old girl multiple times a week for over a year, after the girl reported the abuse to authorities, officials announced.  The teen girl moved from Georgia, where she lived with her adoptive family, to Michael Richardson's two-bedroom apartment in Spring City in early 2020, District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Because there was only one bed, the girl was forced to share it with Richardson, where she was sexually assaulted one to two times a week, Ryan said. Richardson also allegedly bought lingerie for the g…

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by Nicole Acosta