Blog Posts in January, 2014

• Posted By Frank Walker Law 31-Jan-2014

  Morgantown Man Held on $350,000 Bail for Child Sexual Assault

  A man is being held on $350,000 bail in North Central Regional Jail after a Monongalia County magistrate found probable cause to bring the man to trial. The man has is being held on multiple charges of child sexual abuse. The 25 year old man is ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 29-Jan-2014

  Ex-Pittsburgh Police gets Work Release for Fatal Off-Duty Crash

  A 31 year-old former Pittsburgh police officer was sentenced last week to one to two years in a work release program as a result of an off-duty motorcycle accident which killed his friend's fiancé. The former officer was convicted on ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 28-Jan-2014

  Justice in Pittsburgh Sexual Assault Comes 12 Years Later

  The perpetrator a 2002 sexual assault against an 18 year-old woman will be sentenced in April. The assault, which occurred in the woman's Shadyside apartment, remained unsolved for years – until a match in a national database helped police ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 24-Jan-2014

  Philadelphia Man Convicted of Public Drunkenness, Resisting Arrest, and Disorderly Conduct

  A Philadelphia man was arrested on February 4, 2013 after a scuffle with police. As a result of the incident the man was charged on various counts, including resisting arrest, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct. The man was convicted of all ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 21-Jan-2014

  University of Pittsburgh Professor Charged with Buying Drugs with University Money

  A professor with the University of Pittsburgh, who is charged of using grant money to purchase drugs, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. The 52 year-old accused is a professor in the pharmacy school at the University of ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 17-Jan-2014

  Man who was Wrongfully Sent to Jail for Rape Goes Back for Gun Charge

  A man was released from prison in 2005, after spending 19 years of wrongful imprisonment for a sex offense conviction. The man was exonerated by DNA evidence after having lost nearly 20 years of his life. Now, the man has been sent to prison again ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 14-Jan-2014

  Lawrence County Man's Alleged Sexual Assault of Minor Recorded on Tablet

  A New Castle man, who is facing charges of producing child pornography and rape of a child, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on January 9. The man, who appeared before District Judge David B. Rishel, is being represented by the public ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 6-Jan-2014

  Philadelphia to Change Handling of Interrogations and Mug Shots - Eyeing Better Justice

  Due to efforts by the Pennsylvania Innocence Project and the American Civil Liberties Union, the city of Philadelphia has adopted changes to the way they interrogate suspects and handle mug shots. Following the lead of other police departments in ...

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• Posted By Frank Walker Law 2-Jan-2014

  What the Pittsburgh South Side Saturation Detail Means for You

  The Message is simple: If you are hitting the South Side of Pittsburgh for a Night on the Town, please celebrate responsibly. In 2013, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl instituted a police program for the South Side Area of Pittsburgh due to numerous ...

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