11-year-old girl is at center of cross-country rape case in Pa.: cops
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
A cross-country rape case is unfolding in Lawrence County, Pa., where a 44-year-old man is now facing 10 rape counts involving an 11-year-old girl.
The big tip in the rape case came from North Dakota, ultimately resulting in New Castle, Pa., Police investigating and eventually arresting and charging 44-year-old John Lord Jr., as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh reports:
Lord now faces 10 counts of rape, 10 counts of statutory sexual assault, 10 counts of aggravated indecent assault, 10 counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and 10 counts of sexual assault.
In a post to its Facebook page, New Castle Police said the alleged sexual abuse by Lord on the then-11-year-old girl began in 2017 and continued until last year – all in Lawrence County.