For much of 2020, COVID-19 forced many people to remain at home, quarantined and isolated, to keep the disease from spreading.
Between late February and mid-March of 2020 hotline tips to ChildLine, Pennsylvania’s 24-hour hotline, fell from 17,693 calls to 9,068, according to data provided by the state Department of Human Services. When schools closed and daycares closed, child abuse reports to ChildLine in Pennsylvania and across the United States dropped precipitously, said Dr. Lori Frasier, a Penn State Center for the Protection of Children. The concern was that these mandatory reporters weren t there to see if children were being harmed.
Lebanon County Children and Youth services received 2,328 total reports of child abuse and neglect in 2020, according to county officials.
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Police said the fight began about money and bills.
It quickly escalated, the victim told police, when the suspect punched the victim in the abdomen and the arm, then slapped their face.
Police said the victim displayed visual evidence of the assault.
She told police the man also took away the victim s cellphone to prevent a call for emergency services.
When police arrived, they said, the man was not at home, but arrived while police were still at the scene.
He was charged with assault and interfering with a request for assistance. He was booked into Taylor County Jail, police said, with no further incident.
‘A house of torture’: Couple charged after prolonged assault, abuse of five adopted children Embargo: Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA
Stephanie Duncan, 43, and Robert Duncan, 44, are facing multiple counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and tampering or fabricating evidence while conspiring with one another to commit the crimes.
Annville Township, Pennsylvania (WPMT) A Lebanon County couple is facing charges for prolonged assault and abuse of their five adopted children, according to the Lebanon County District Attorney s office.
Stephanie Duncan, 43, and Robert Duncan, 44, are facing multiple counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and tampering or fabricating evidence while conspiring with one another to commit the crimes.
Pennsylvania couple accused of prolonged assault, abuse of their 5 adopted children
Stephanie and Robert Duncan are facing multiple felony charges for their role in the alleged prolonged assault and abuse of their five adopted children. Author: Grace Griffaton (FOX43), Cale Ahearn (FOX43) Published: 9:18 AM EST February 3, 2021 Updated: 5:26 PM EST February 3, 2021
ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP, Lebanon A Lebanon County couple is facing charges for prolonged assault and abuse of their five adopted children, according to the Lebanon County District Attorney s office.
Stephanie Duncan, 43, and Robert Duncan, 44, are facing multiple counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and tampering or fabricating evidence while conspiring with one another to commit the crimes.