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Tag: gender-related violence

  • Transitions PA legal advocate was once a client

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    LEWISBURG — Stephanie Balliet discovered her life’s work amid one of the most difficult times in her young life.

    Following an assault by a stranger at the age of 12 while attending a sleepover at a friend’s house, Balliet received services from Transitions PA during the ensuing three-year-long court case involving her alleged abuser.

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  • NY man pleads guilty to rape charges

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    SALEM — A New York man pled guilty to charges of rape, open and gross lewdness, and distributing obscene matter to a minor on Monday in Superior Court in Salem, according to the Office of Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker.

    Anthony Bowden, 34, of Albany, New York, was sentenced to four years in state prison to be followed by three years probation, during which time he must stay away and have no contact with the victim, have no unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 16, undergo a sex offender evaluation, and register with the sex offender registry board (SORB). Bowden was represented by attorney Christina Rose Kenney.


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    By Michael McHugh | Staff Writer

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