Pennsylvania Criminal Defense

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to charges that he possessed child pornography on his mobile phone. As a condition of his sentence, he must not have contact with minors and must also follow...

The recent sentencing of two former Penn State fraternity leaders serves as a sobering reminder of how campus activities can lead to serious criminal charges. Brendan Young and Daniel Casey, former leaders of Beta Theta Pi...

In early September, Imani Lewis was charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child after a 3-year-old nonverbal boy in her care drowned in a Tredyffrin Township pond in early September. Video footage...

In October 2024, a Centre County man was arrested on charges of sexual assault while out on bail for a prior charge of sexual assault months earlier. After his first arrest, he was released on $100,000 bail, but the judge revoked...

A man in Wilkes-Barre is facing assault charges after a domestic incident involving an 11-year-old boy. Lawrence Nathaniel Bowman, 49, was arrested after allegedly throwing the boy to the floor and striking him following an...

A tragic accident occurred in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, when a toddler accidentally shot himself with a firearm that had been left on a bed. The father, Luis Marin, 34, now faces serious charges, including felony endangering the...

Malinda Hoagland, a Chester County 12-year-old, recently passed as a result of alleged long-term child abuse. According to prosecutors and law enforcement, she may have been the victim of prolonged abuse at the hands of her...

Denise Johnson, 56, has been charged with the tragic abuse and murder of her three-year-old granddaughter, as reported by the Pittsburgh Police Department (PPD). Johnson faces multiple charges, including criminal homicide, abuse...

A man accused of abusing over 400 animals is currently on trial in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In June 2021, authorities removed the animals from the farm of 64-year-old Barry Orndorff, who was arrested for not providing...

Many kinds of conduct are inappropriate but are not illegal. If the state prosecuted everyone who acted unkindly, virtually the entire adult population of Pennsylvania would have been locked up at one time or another. The state...

During a search of a Danville man’s apartment, police reportedly uncovered 42,000 files, including pictures and videos, related to child sexual abuse material on his cell phone. Devin Rhys Fowler, 24, confessed to having...

A 37-year-old resident of King of Prussia has two new criminal charges on her record: Endangering the Welfare of Children and Recklessly Endangering Another Person. Officers responded to a parking lot after receiving reports of an...

Serious charges have been brought against a man after state police report that he assaulted his three-year-old son at the Butler Farm Show on August 9, 2024, around 6 p.m. Gary Fend, 45, of Butler, is alleged to have slapped his...

Two young girls in Pennsylvania sought care at local hospitals following physical and sexual assaults, but no one informed law enforcement. Now, the public has questions. Pennsylvania law classifies healthcare workers as mandated...

In today’s digital era, social media impacts almost every part of daily life — including how the judicial system works. Social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok provide a stage for public discourse,...

On June 20, 2024, Philadelphia lobbyist and campaign spokesperson Mustafa Rashed was accused by his wife of domestic violence for an incident occurring in their Brewerytown home. The allegations, which include claims that Rashed...

A now-former middle school teacher has been accused of sending a single nude image of himself to a student. According to one report, the teacher claims to have sent the image to the student by mistake. The teacher has been charged...

Have you ever seen video of a rock concert featuring the destruction of a guitar? Scores of artists — including Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Garth Brooks, Pete Townshend, Kurt Cobain, and even Billy Joel — have all smashed a...

Schools have a lot of leeway regarding disciplining students and controlling how they act on campus. At the same time, they can’t do whatever they want with impunity, especially as it relates to obtaining evidence used in...

In December 2023, Governor Shapiro signed Senate Bill 838, now “Act 44”, into law. The law aims to radically overhaul PA’s strict probation system to promote fairness, justice, and equality for defendants across the...