Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, PCCD Chair, announces a new $2.5 million federal award for a new statewide sexual assault kit tracking system initiative on January 27. PA wins federal grant for new statewide sexual assault kit tracking system The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) recently won a $2.5 million federal award from the U.S. Department... News 09 Feb 2025 | 12:10
State police arrest Bushkill man on child porn charges On December 5, at around 10 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police from Blooming Grove went to a home in Lehman Township to investigate... Police & Fire 11 Dec 2024 | 05:09
Governor Kathy Hochul signs a bill expanding the definition of rape. ( Photo by Mike Groll, Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill... News 01 Feb 2024 | 01:36
Janeace Valle and her daughter Hazel Gomez (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Mother and daughter say school never responded to their sexual harassment complaint A Delaware Valley High School student says a male student repeatedly sexually harassed her and about 20 mostly freshmen students... Local News 08 Oct 2021 | 03:43
Seventeen people turned out to support Selina McGinnis outside the Pike County Courthouse (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Court grants protection order to animal shelter worker Milford. A Pike County Humane Society employee was granted the protection order she sought against its director, Barry Heim.... Local News 15 Jul 2021 | 08:22
Janet Heim last week at the Pike County Courthouse, where she showed up to support Selina McGinnis in her application for a protection order against Barry Heim (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Wife is second woman to seek protection from humane society director Janet Heim is the second woman to seek a protection order from Barry Heim, the longtime director of the Pike County Humane... Local News 01 Jul 2021 | 11:33
Eleven people (including one not pictured) turned out to the Pike County Courthouse on Wednesday morning to support Selina McGinnis (pictured in the green blouse, center), who is accusing humane society president Barry Heim of assaulting and sexually harassing her. Heim's wife, Janet Heim, pictured on the far right, said she is getting an order of protection against him (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Humane society director is accused of sexual assault and harassment An employee at the Pike County Humane Society is accusing its director, Barry Heim, of sexual assault and harassment. Eleven... Local News 28 Jun 2021 | 12:28
Left: Selina McGinnis (in the green shirt) is pictured at the Pike County Courthouse on June 23 (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Right: Barry Heim (File photo by Jerry Goldberg) Animal shelter employee details alleged assaults, harassment by director In records obtained from the Pike County Court of Common Pleas, Pike County Humane Society employee Selina McGinnis accuses... Local News 25 Jun 2021 | 03:13
Groom-to-be accused of sexually assaulting wedding guest Smithfield. Pennsylvania state police say a groom-to-be sexually assaulted one of his guests two days before his wedding.... Police & Fire 06 Oct 2019 | 08:40
