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Pa. DA Resigns As He Cops To Intimidation, Prostitution Rap
Law360 (May 7, 2021, 4:19 PM EDT) Bradford County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Chad Salsman resigned his post Friday as a condition of his guilty plea to charges stemming from his alleged sexual exploitation of female clients while he was in private practice, the Pennsylvania Attorney General s Office announced.
Salsman, 44, pled guilty to one felony charge of promoting prostitution and misdemeanor charges of witness intimidation and obstruction of justice before Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge Joseph M. Augello, specially presiding in Bradford County after other judges recused themselves. Resigning was a condition of his plea, the attorney general s office said.
Elmira Star-Gazette
Bradford County District Attorney Chad Salsman, who was elected as a Republican in 2019, has been charged with numerous counts of sexual assault, indecent assault, witness intimidation and other counts following a lengthy investigation by Pennsylvania State Police.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the charges during a news conference Wednesday afternoon at the Bradford County Courthouse in Towanda.
State police started the investigation following a tip from Salsman s predecessor Daniel Barrett, a fellow Republican who retired in 2019.
Shapiro brought the charges after a state grand jury heard testimony from several witnesses.
The allegations of assault and other crimes stem from Salsman s interaction with several female clients when he was in private practice, Shapiro said.