Ardmore Lawyer Suspended As Sex-Crime Trial Looms

ARDMORE, PA — An Ardmore attorney who is facing charged related to an incident where he is accused of getting a woman drunk then taking photographs of her while she was unconscious was suspended, according to authorities.

Lawrence Jay Weinstein, 45, of Richboro, will be suspended by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania effective Aug. 17.

He practiced law at the Ardmore firm Silver & Silver. He also previously served on the Northampton Township Board of Supervisors.

Weinstein is slated for an October trial in connection with a Nov. 10, 2017, incident in which he and Kelly Drucker, 44, of Holland, are accused of drugging a woman's drinks then took photos of her while she was passed out in Drucker's bathroom, Bucks County authorities said.

Charges filed against him include felony violations of the state wiretapping act for the use of the hidden camera, as well as reckless endangerment, false imprisonment, and related crimes.

According to prosecutors, Weinstein and Drucker began what they called their "mission" in October 2017. Text messages show the couple plotting to spike their victim's drink with high-proof alcohol as a ploy to get her back to Drucker's house, where a webcam had been placed in the bathroom.

On Nov. 10, 2017, prosecutors say Drucker and the victim had dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Weinstein, who was not there, stayed in contact with Drucker via text messages throughout the evening, coaching her on how to convince the woman to come home with her, prosecutors say.

Weinstein allegedly instructed Drucker once she got the woman home to ask her sexual questions and keep making her drink alcohol. The victim told investigators she recalled going to dinner and that her wine "didn't taste right." She said she did not remember anything after commenting on the wine.

Eventually, the woman got sick and passed out in a bathroom. Prosecutors say Weinstein then instructed Drucker to put on a pair of spy glasses and take photos.

During their investigation, detectives say they found photos of the victim taken while she was in the bathroom at Drucker's home. The investigation began in August after they say a man found illicit messages on a phone that once belonged to Drucker.

Weinstein also is charged in a 2012 incident that investigators say they discovered while investigating the case.

Weinstein, a Republican, stepped down from Northampton's five-member board of supervisors in December 2018, citing personal reasons.

He was elected to a six-year term in 2013. Prior to serving on the board, he'd been elected to the township's board of auditors in 2001, 2003 and 2009. He also has served as the campaign manager for state Rep. Scott Petri since 2002.

On the board of supervisors, he acted as liaison to the police and fire departments and to the Veteran's Advisory Commission.

Weinstein received a Bachelor of Arts in History with a Minor in Middle East History from Pennsylvania State University and a Juris Doctorate from Villanova University School of Law. He has been a member of the Pennsylvania bar since 2000.

With reporting by Kara Seymour