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Ursus:

--- Quote from: "Inculcated" ---15 counts of institutional sexual assault reduced to one.
Plea deal in case of mental health worker sex assault case
Andre Lamont Ingram allegedly had sex with girl, 17, at Bethlehem Township site.
-By Pamela Lehman

A 39-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting a teen at a Bethlehem Township mental health facility where he worked has a plea deal to resolve the case, according to court testimony Tuesday.

Prosecutors said Andre Lamont Ingram will plead guilty to one count of institutional sexual assault. In exchange for the guilty plea, 14 other counts of institutional sexual assault will be dropped, said Northampton County Assistant District Attorney Patricia Broscius.

Ingram waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday before District Judge Joseph Barner. Ingram's attorney, Glennis Clark of Allentown, declined to comment after the hearing.
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Date for the above article: "March 31, 2010 | By Pamela Lehman | OF THE MORNING CALL"

Ursus:
An earlier piece from a few months prior to the article just posted by Inculcated, that I didn't get around to posting yesterday...

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BRIEF: Police charge man with sex with mental health patient, 17: Bethlehem Township
THE MORNING CALL, ALLENTOWN, PA. | PAMELA LEHMAN
Fri, Jan 15, 1:17 PM

Jan. 15--A Bethlehem Township man turned himself in to police Tuesday on charges that he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old patient at a mental health facility where he worked.

Andre Lamont Ingram, 39, of 1813 Chester Road, Bethlehem Township, is charged with 15 counts of institutional sexual assault. He was arraigned by District Judge Joseph Barner and sent to Northampton County Prison under $10,000 bail.

Police said Ingram was working as a residential staff member at Northwestern Human Services, 4013 Coleman St., a mental health facility for adults and children, at the time of the alleged assaults.

A representative from NHS could not be reached for comment on Ingram's status.

According to police, on 15 separate occasions between June 4 and Aug. 30, Ingram had sexual contact and intercourse with the 17-year-old girl.

-- Pamela Lehman


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Ursus:
Here's an older article from two years ago, which could be a potential reflection on Northwestern Human Services' level of oversight and security, fwiw:

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pennlive.com
Woman found outside four hours after walking away from group home
By Alyssa Young
January 17, 2008, 10:05AM

Bethlehem Township, Pa., police and fire officials used thermal imaging cameras Wednesday night to search for an 18-year-old mentally ill woman who left a group home, a news release says. Another resident at Northwestern Human Services Group Home in the 4000 block of Coleman Street reported seeing the woman walk out a rear door about 8 p.m. She was wearing only a T-shirt, pajama pants and slippers.

Police and members of the Bethlehem Township and Nancy Run volunteer fire companies and fire police searched the surrounding area using cameras and off-road vehicles, and a MedEvac helicopter from Lehigh Valley Hospital also assisted. Northwestern Human Services employees found the woman about 11:50 p.m. a mile and a half away, sitting in the grass in the 2300 block of Willow Park Road, a news release says. She no longer was wearing slippers.

The woman was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg for treatment.


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