A New Kensington man is accused of using candy treats to placate a young girl when he sexually assaulted her over a two-year period. Thomas Lee Burruss, 48, gave the girl, who police say was 10 when the assaults started, Starburst and Sugar Daddy candy while telling her not to
County detectives this week arrested a former worker at the Westmoreland County Juvenile Shelter, accusing him of having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old girl when he worked at the Hempfield facility. Dominic D. Hood, 25, of Penn Township is accused of accessing the girl’s Snapchat social media account last year