🌱 Slatington rape case ends with long prison term for attacker
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- Slatington rape case ends with long prison term for attacker
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Whitehall man sentenced to 10-20 years in prison for rape of teen girl (lehighvalleylive.com) — A man has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison for raping a 17-year-old girl in a Slatington home on Walnut Street, following an investigation by Slatington police and county detectives. Prosecutors say a second man from Catasauqua is awaiting sentencing and a determination on whether he will be labeled a sexually violent predator. 
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