Ex-Northampton Supervisor Headed To Sex-Crime Trial: Report

NORTHAMPTON, PA — A former Northampton supervisor is headed to trial after a judge upheld sex-crime charges against him and his girlfriend.

The Intelligencer reports that a district judge on Thursday upheld charges that Larry Weinstein, 45, of Richboro, got a woman drunk in order to take photographs of her while she was unconscious. But District Judge Daniel Finello, Jr. dropped a conspiracy to rape charge against Weinstein and Kelly Drucker, 44, of Holland, the paper reported.

Prosecutors say they plan to re-file that charge.

Weinstein's lawyer, according to the Intelligencer, said his client may have taken part in voyeurism, but that the couple had no intention to rape the woman.

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 last month, 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.

Drucker and Weinstein are both free on $300,000 bail. No trial date has yet been set.

To read the Intelligencer report, click here.

Photo courtesy Bucks County District Attorney's office