Police Reports

Man Who Allegedly Peed on 7-Eleven Wall Waives Hearing

Hellertown Police say James Dunnington, 58, of Jersey City, N.J., was on parole for sexual assault when he allegedly urinated in public and drove while intoxicated in the borough April 3.

A New Jersey man on parole for sexual assault who allegedly urinated on a wall at the Hellertown 7-Eleven and then drove under the influence of alcohol waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Northampton County Court, according to Hellertown Police. In an April 29 news release, police said the hearing for James Dunnington, 58, of the 200 block of Savvy Street, Jersey City, had been scheduled for April 24. According to police and court records, Dunnington was driving a silver Honda early on the morning of April 3 when he urinated in public outside the convenience store at 1100 Main Street. He was stopped a short time later as he traveled north on Main Street, where he was arrested on suspicion of DUI, according to police. Police said …

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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girls

Stephen S. Soultanian, of Drums, Luzerne County, sexually assaulted two teenage girls during a June sleepover, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday by Lower Saucon Township Police.

A 48-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls in Lower Saucon Township and telling an adult female who heard what he was doing, “It was the cat,” court records say. Stephen S. Soultanian of Drums, Luzerne County, was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with two incidents--the alleged sexual assault in June and a harassment complaint in October involving the woman at the same Lower Saucon address. A criminal complaint filed by Lower Saucon Cpl. Christopher Leidy alleges that Soultanian assaulted the two girls at a sleepover at their friend’s house. One of the girls told Leidy she was sleeping on a couch “like an angel” when she was awakened by something touching her. She said the touching "hurt," and then she …

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Accused Child Molester Withdraws Guilty Plea

Former Hellertown resident Richard Edward Novack will go on trial in Northampton County Court for allegedly molesting a girl.

Although he admitted in July to molesting a girl under the age of 13, former Hellertown resident Richard Edward Novack, 46, withdrew his guilty plea Thursday, angering Northampton County Judge Paula Roscioli and frustrating Assistant District Attorney Laura Mammana Kash, a story published by the Express-Times indicates. Novack--who now lives in Frenchtown, New Jersey--had accepted a plea deal that would not have required his registration as a sex offender under Megan's Law and was scheduled to be sentenced this week, but he reportedly told the court Thursday that he's had a change of heart about the deal because he is innocent of the charges. Novack's alleged victim will now be forced to testify at the trial, which could begin as early as …

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Man, Guilty of Child Sex Assault, Headed to State Prison

Vincent Arnold, of Hellertown, was sentenced to two-and-a-half to five years in state prison for sexually assaulting a boy in Lower Saucon Township.

A Saucon Valley man who in March admitted to repeatedly sexually assaulting a Lower Saucon Township boy has been sentenced to two-and-a-half to five years in state prison, the Morning Call reported Aug. 3. Vincent J. Arnold, of Hellertown, will also have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life as a term of his negotiated sentence, the story indicated. Arnold, who was a teen when the assaults occurred, was 21 when he was charged by Lower Saucon Township Police last year with 50 counts each of indecent assault, aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and rape. The paper reported that Arnold was also previously adjudicated delinquent in juvenile court for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl. An…

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Township Man Sentenced for Sexual Assault

On Friday, Bryan Tiedeman, 26, of Lower Saucon Township, was sentenced to up to nine years in state prison for a crime that occurred a year ago.

On Friday, a Lower Saucon Township man who in November pleaded guilty to sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault was sentenced by Northampton County Judge Leonard Zito to serve up to nine years in state prison, the Morning Call has reported. Bryan Tiedeman, 26, won't be eligible for parole until he's served four-and-a-half years of his sentence, and he'll have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, the Feb. 3 story states. In pleading guilty to the crimes, Tiedeman admitted that he had sex with a woman who had fallen asleep at his Leithsville Road home in February 2011.

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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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Bethlehem Man Charged with Raping Township Boy

Vincent J. Arnold, 21, allegedly raped a Lower Saucon Township boy at least 50 times between 2001 and 2006, according to published reports.

A Bethlehem man allegedly raped a boy from Lower Saucon Township at least 50 times between 2001 and 2006, when the child was between the ages of 3 and 8, according to stories published Thursday on both the Morning Call and the Express-Times websites. Vincent J. Arnold, 21, of the 100 block of Saucon View Drive, allegedly threatened the boy at knifepoint and forced him to perform sex acts at a home on Rosalie Drive in the township, according to the Express-Times story. The boy, who is now 13, told Northampton County Children, Youth and Families case workers about the alleged abuse in February, and police were then notified, the report states. According to court records the Morning Call cites, the boy was subsequently interviewed by Lower …

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flowerchild

1:46 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013

Plus, is jail really the best option to rehabilitate a criminal? I'm pretty sure I would be more filled with rage and hate when I got out. And to agree with the post before: The Morning Call writers blow, and twist everything that happens so they can generate a story that will illicit uncomfortable feelings of disgust and rage; it's how the make money. I might not call them irresponsible-- I may …   more ›