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CHICAGO — Though youth is fleeting, images sent on a cell phone or posted online may not be, especially if they’re naughty. Teenagers’ habit of distributing nude self-portraits electronically — often called “sexting” if it’s done by cell phone — has parents and school administrators worried. Some prosecutors have begun charging teens who send and […]
John Peck stood before a Westmoreland County jury in early December and for the next 40 minutes argued for a conviction. It marked the last time Peck would do so as the county’s district attorney — a job he’s held since 1994. He leaves at year’s end after failing in
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The lawyer for a Unity man police said is linked to the 2018 disappearance of his former girlfriend said inaction by Westmoreland County prosecutors violated the state’s speedy trial rules. As a result, he wants a judge to dismiss three pending criminal cases. Defense attorney Dante Bertani in court documents filed Tuesday argued prosecutors failed to push for Thomas Stanko, 50, to be transferred from a federal prison in Ohio pending disposition of two federal criminal indi...
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A Westmoreland County prosecutor said Friday that murder charges will be filed against a Unity man who has been long suspected in the disappearance of Cassandra Gross. After a court hearing in which the lawyer for Thomas Stanko asked a judge to dismiss pending criminal cases filed after Gross’ disappearance in April 2018, Assistant District Attorney Pete Flanigan said the investigation into her apparent death is nearing completion. “We anticipate filing criminal homici...