School Director 'Disgusted' By Teacher Sex Charges

A Nazareth school board member says he complained two years ago about a former teacher now charged with sexually assaulting a student.

Former Nazareth Middle School drama teacher Shawn Salevsky is in jail, accused of sexually assaulting a boy in school, and a school board member says he wishes he had done more to try to oust Salevsky two years ago. School director Chris M. Miller told the Morning Call that he complained about Salevsky when the teacher had students perform songs that contained sexual innuendos. Miller said he wanted the teacher fired and is now disgusted by the case. At a school board meeting in November 2011, Miller criticized Salevsky for exposing students to inappropriate content, according to a Lehigh Valley Live report. Some parents and students defended Salevsky, who was reprimanded but kept his job. A woman whose daughter was in Salevsky's class …

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Man Sexually Assaulted Teens in Nazareth, Police Say

Nathan Riley, 20, of Effort is accused of sexually assaulting two 14-year-old girls behind a house on Belvidere Street and at the Diva Wash & Dry.

Man Sexually Assaulted Teens in Nazareth, Police Say

Nathan Riley, 20, of Effort is accused of sexually assaulting two 14-year-old girls behind a house on Belvidere Street and at the Diva Wash & Dry.

A Monroe County man in prison for the alleged sexual assault of a young girl has been charged with sexually assaulting two 14-year-old girls in Nazareth.  Nathan Riley, 20, of Effort, was arraigned Thursday in front of District Judge John Capobianco and returned to Monroe County Prison under $50,000 bail -- $25,000 per case. His bail for the Monroe County case also is $50,000.  Riley was charged with one count each of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and indecent assault, and two counts each of aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors and contact/communication with minor-sexual offenses. According to a criminal complaint filed by Officer Stephen Schleig, a 14-year-old girl told police she was sexually assaulted by Riley …

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Police: Nazareth Girl Sexually Assaulted by Ex-College Police Officer

A 24-year-old former Muhlenberg College police officer is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Nazareth girl inside her home and e-mailing her sexually explicit photos.

Faced with 33 charges for the alleged sexual assault of a girl 11 years his junior, a 24-year-old former Muhlenberg College police officer surrendered to authorities Friday, according to Nazareth Police Chief Thomas Trachta. Nicholas Repko-Moschini, of 1404 N. New St., Bethlehem, was arraigned by on-duty District Judge Todd Strohe of Bangor and sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail. On June 5, according to a police criminal complaint, the 13-year-old girl told Officer Stephen Schleig that she had been sexually assaulted more than a month earlier by Repko-Moschini at her Nazareth home. The alleged assault happened on April 26. The victim said that before the alleged assault, she began communicating with Repko-Moschini …

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Nazareth Man Accused of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl

Jason Lippincott, 32, is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl over the course of five months; also accused of assaulting second 14-year-old girl.

A 32-year-old Nazareth man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulting another 14-year-old girl is in Northampton County Prison tonight after failing to post $165,000 bail. Jason Lippincott of the 200 block of Lackawanna Avenue was arraigned Wednesday in front of District Judge Todd Strohe on charges of rape, criminal attempt, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors and related charges. According to court records, Lippincott repeatedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl between October 2011 and March 2012. The alleged assaults, court records say, occurred at two different locations in the borough.  Lippincott also allegedly provided the girl alcohol, fondled her and tried to force her to …

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Nazareth Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Girl

Dennis Leonard Prendes, 61, of the 400 block of West Beil Avenue, allegedly sexually abused girl for eight years; his bail was set at 10 percent of $75,000.

Support Groups Starting for Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse

The Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley is offering free support groups for those who have been sexually assaulted or abused and for parents of children who have victimized.

The Crime Victims Council of Lehigh Valley, Inc. is offering three new support groups at no cost. One group will meet in Allentown and two in Easton. One of the groups will be a resiliency forum for women, 18 or older, who have been sexually assaulted or sexually abused. This group will meet the second Tuesday of every month, beginning Jan. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crime Victims Council's Easton office at 1555 Northampton Street. A second group meeting at the Easton office is for parents or caregivers of children who have been sexually assaulted or abused. This group will meet weekly for 10 sessions, starting Monday, Jan. 30, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. An appointment for an intake interview is required prior to the first session of each …

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Booze, Sex and Violence Remain Campus Dangers

Conference at Lehigh University tackles dangers to students

Like death and taxes, binge drinking on college campuses might appear to be inevitable – the product of large swaths of young people free for the first time from parental control. But a group of experts gathered at Lehigh University recently argued that there are ways to reduce its prevalence in addition to preventing crimes such as sexual assault, that often involve alcohol. The conference was a joint venture between Lehigh University and Security On Campus, an advocacy organization founded by Connie and Howard Clery after their daughter Jeanne was raped and murdered at Lehigh 25 years ago. The Clerys lobbied state legislatures and Congress to pass more than 35 laws on campus safety, including the federal Jeanne Clery Act, which requires …

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