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Published: May 15, 2021 DRUMS Brenda Adams sat in the front row of the Luzerne County Court hearing room Friday, a wad of tissues in one hand, gripping the hand of a family member.
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Pa. DA Resigns As He Cops To Intimidation, Prostitution Rap
Law360 (May 7, 2021, 4:19 PM EDT) Bradford County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Chad Salsman resigned his post Friday as a condition of his guilty plea to charges stemming from his alleged sexual exploitation of female clients while he was in private practice, the Pennsylvania Attorney General s Office announced.
Salsman, 44, pled guilty to one felony charge of promoting prostitution and misdemeanor charges of witness intimidation and obstruction of justice before Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge Joseph M. Augello, specially presiding in Bradford County after other judges recused themselves. Resigning was a condition of his plea, the attorney general s office said.
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In the fourth virtual meeting to address criminal justice reform for Pennsylvanians with Autism, a Lycoming County woman and parent of a person with autism, spoke candidly about her experiences and provided suggestions for change in protocols in the courtroom and with law enforcement.
Shelly Mattie, of Montoursville, said that her son, Connor, who was
diagnosed with autism when he was three, has had two negative incidents with police officers while experiencing a “meltdown.”
“An individual with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) is seven times more likely to have police interaction than their peers,” said Mattie.
“Autism is not a disability, it is a different ability,” said Justice Kevin Dougherty of the state Supreme Court. “Services and support are the answer, incarceration is not. We need to make change throughout Pennsylvania. If we change the way we look at things, the things we look at will change.”
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Mike Murray, right, publisher of the Times Leader Media Group, presents a $500 check to John Aciukewicz, left, executive director at the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Luzerne County, and Brennan Morell, CASA program director. The check was presented as part of the Weis Markets/Times Leader Media Group Year of Giving program.
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WILKES-BARRE The Times Leader Media Group and Weis Markets have awarded the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Luzerne County program a $500 check as part of the “Year of Giving” program that recognizes a different nonprofit each month.