Week in Review

Child Porn Cases, Teacher's Resignation Top Local News

An alleged knife-wielding woman and the installation of a left-turn arrow at routes 191 and 248 also among top headlines.

Christopher Rothrock, 46, has asked a Northampton County judge to reconsider the sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. Jeffrey Drexler, 23, of Nazareth is accused of downloading child pornography from Ares, a file-sharing network, while using his mother's Internet connection. Stacee Banko, 34, of Lower Nazareth Township, was charged in September with retail theft and receiving stolen property. She was a fifth-grade teacher in the Nazareth Area School District. Motorists, rejoice! The new left-turn arrow at the intersection of S. Broad Street and Easton Road in Nazareth has been turned on. Janice Klimek, 37, of Wind Gap, is charged with simple assault and harassment. Shaun Burke, 32, of Bushkill Township and…

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Judge to Reconsider Nazareth Man's Child Porn Sentence

Christopher Rothrock, 46, has asked a Northampton County judge to reconsider the sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

A 46-year-old Nazareth man has asked a Northampton County judge to reconsider his sentence on allegations that he contacted a 12-year-old girl 25 times through explicit text messages and asked her to send him photos of herself. Christopher Rothrock pleaded guilty in Northampton County Court Sept. 7 to one count of criminal solicitation-corruption of minors and five counts of child pornography. He had been facing the criminal solicitation charge, a charge of corruption of minors, and 100 counts of child pornography. According to court records, Judge Stephen Baratta sentenced Rothrock to: A reconsideration hearing in Northampton County Court is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. March 1, court records say. Under Rothrock's guilty plea, the criminal …

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Nazareth Man Pleads Guilty to Solicitation, Child Porn

Christopher Rothrock of Nazareth was accused of contacting a 12-year-old girl repeatedly through explicit messages and possessing child porn.

A 46-year-old Nazareth man has pleaded guilty to allegations that he contacted a 12-year-old girl 25 times through explicit text messages and asked her to send him photos of herself.  Christopher Rothrock pleaded guilty in Northampton County Court Sept. 7 to one count of criminal solicitation-corruption of minors and five counts of child pornography. He had been facing the criminal solicitation charge, a charge of corruption of minors, and 100 counts of child pornography. The child pornography charges come from police’s reported discovery of several video files and thousands of image files depicting child pornography on several electronic devices in his possession, according to court papers. Rothrock had been scheduled for trial Sept. 10. …

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Deal Possible in Child Pornography Case

Christopher Rothrock, 45, of Nazareth waives his right to a preliminary hearing as his defense lawyer attempts to reach a plea deal with the district attorney's office.

A Nazareth man who allegedly solicited a 12-year-old girl to send nude photos of herself to him waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge John Capobianco Tuesday in exchange for a possible plea deal. Christopher Rothrock, 45, was charged in January with 100 counts of possessing images of child pornography, one count of criminal solicitation and one count of corruption of a minor. The girl's parents contacted police in February 2011 after they found inappropriate text messages on their daughter’s cell phone. Officer Jacob Abel found that Rothrock had contacted the girl 25 times through text and picture messaging. After police obtained a search warrant, they were able to see that Rothrock searched -- using his …

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Nazareth Man Facing 100 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography

Christopher Rothrock, 45, allegedly exchanged explicit text messages with a 12-year-old girl; police then discovered several videos and thousands of images of child pornography in his possession.

After it was reported to the Nazareth Borough Police Department that a 45-year-old borough man exchanged explicit text messages with a 12-year-old girl, the ensuing investigation led police to several videos and thousands of images of child pornography in his possession. Christopher Rothrock, of the 300 block of Belvidere Street, was arraigned Thursday morning before District Judge John Capobianco and charged with 100 counts of sexual abuse of children – possession of child pornography, one count of corruption of minors, and one count of criminal solicitation. He is free on $75,000 unsecured bail. Rothrock, who lives with a woman and her daughter, faces a maximum of $45,000 in fines and up to 20 years in prison if found guilty on all …

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Joseph Jasniewicz

10:53 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

I think we are lucky ,just look at other towns.   more ›