A Pennsylvania police chief and friend accused of sexually abusing girl for years
March 28, 2019
A Pennsylvania police chief and his friend were arrested for allegedly sexual abusing a young girl over the course of at least seven years, according to the state's attorney general.
Weissport Chief of Police Brent Getz, 27, and Gregory Wagner, 28, allegedly raped a girl from the time she was 4 until she was 11 years old, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a press release Wednesday.
Authorities initially began investigating in 2012 after the girl, then 12 years old, told a substitute teacher that Wagner sexually assaulted her. The teacher then reported Wagner to the Franklin Township Police Department.
Wagner initially denied the allegations in 2012 and no charges were filed. Police reassigned the case in 2015, but a judge dismissed the criminal complaint due to a paperwork error.
The girl told authorities in 2012 that she was orally, vaginally, and anally raped by Wagner several times a week, according to a criminal complaint. She also claimed that Wagner, a relative, made her watch pornography depicting teenagers, the complaint said.
Wagner confessed to having sexual intercourse with the girl on at least three occasions when interviewed by police Tuesday, according to the criminal complaint. He also told police that Getz had sexual contact with the girl while Wagner played video games in the same room.
The case was referred to the state's attorney general because Getz was a police officer employed or formerly employed at several police departments in Carbon County.
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March 28, 2019
A Pennsylvania police chief and his friend were arrested for allegedly sexual abusing a young girl over the course of at least seven years, according to the state's attorney general.
Weissport Chief of Police Brent Getz, 27, and Gregory Wagner, 28, allegedly raped a girl from the time she was 4 until she was 11 years old, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a press release Wednesday.
Authorities initially began investigating in 2012 after the girl, then 12 years old, told a substitute teacher that Wagner sexually assaulted her. The teacher then reported Wagner to the Franklin Township Police Department.
Wagner initially denied the allegations in 2012 and no charges were filed. Police reassigned the case in 2015, but a judge dismissed the criminal complaint due to a paperwork error.
The girl told authorities in 2012 that she was orally, vaginally, and anally raped by Wagner several times a week, according to a criminal complaint. She also claimed that Wagner, a relative, made her watch pornography depicting teenagers, the complaint said.
Wagner confessed to having sexual intercourse with the girl on at least three occasions when interviewed by police Tuesday, according to the criminal complaint. He also told police that Getz had sexual contact with the girl while Wagner played video games in the same room.
The case was referred to the state's attorney general because Getz was a police officer employed or formerly employed at several police departments in Carbon County.
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