Crime & Safety

Delco Teacher, Track Coach Arrested For Sexual Assault: DA

Gregory A. Stanczuk, 52, a longtime Ridley High School physics teacher, has been charged with institutional sexual assault, the DA said.

By Justin Heinze:

A longtime Ridley High School physics teacher and girls track coach has been arrested for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old female student, according to the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office.

Gregory A. Stanczuk, 52, of West Chester, has been charged with institutional sexual assault, among other charges.

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“As a teacher and coach, Gregory Stanczuk flagrantly used his position of trust and authority to exploit the victim, manipulating her emotionally for his own sexual gratification,” District Attorney Jack Whelan said in a statement.

The relationship began when the girl was a freshman on the team and was in his class, the DA said.

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Authorities said Stanczuk was arrested at the conclusion of an lengthy investigation conducted by Sgt. Robin F. Clark of the Delaware County District Attorney’s Criminal Investigation Division Child Abuse Unit.

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