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Train riders held up phones as woman was raped outside Philadelphia, police say

Police do not believe a single witness on the train dialed 911. They are investigating whether some bystanders filmed the assault.

By Claudia Lauer/The Associated Press

‘So I raped you.’ Facebook message renews fight for justice for former Gettysburg College student

Eight years later, Shannon Keeler still hopes to persuade authorities in Adams County to make an arrest, armed now with perhaps her strongest piece of evidence: his alleged confession, sent via social media.

By Maryclaire Dale/The Associated Press

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The state House may make it easier to terminate rapists’ parental rights

A bill that would change the process made it through a House committee unanimously, and now goes to the full chamber for a vote.

By Katie Meyer/WITF

Man already on probation convicted of separate rape charges

A Lancaster County man already on probation in connection with his daughter’s death has been found guilty on separate rape charges.

By The Associated Press

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