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Former youth coach charged with molesting 4th girl

A former youth sports coach already accused of molesting three young girls was charged Wednesday with molesting a fourth girl whose family he befriended. Joseph William Ratowski, 47, of Edwardsville, was charged with indecent assault, a misdemeanor, and a felony count of corruption of a minor. According to a complaint Luzerne County detectives filed in court, the girl, now 16, reported that Ratowski had molested her repeatedly over the course of about a year starting when she was 12 years old. Ratowski was a friend of the victim’s family, according to the complaint. The charges are the third set to be filed against Ratowski, a former football coach for the Edwardsville Eagles and a baseball coach for the West Side Teeners.

Sugar Notch man to stand trial for mother s slaying

A Sugar Notch man will stand trial on criminal homicide charges alleging he murdered his mother in a drug-induced haze, a magistrate ruled Thursday. Erik M. Watkins, 39, is accused of killing his mother, 60-year-old Patricia Watkins, during an attack at their home at 301 Maffett St. early the morning of Dec. 13. Police said Erik Watkins admitted he woke up after smoking marijuana and heard a “higher power” telling him to attack his mother. Erik Watkins said he blacked out during the assault but remembered striking his mother in the face repeatedly with his hands and feet, according to police. Investigators found Patricia Watkins dead in a bathtub, her face “caved in” and barely recognizable.

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