Court OKs Life Sentences For Inmate Who Raped Prison Clerk
Thirty-eight-year-old Omar Best, of Philadelphia, pretended for days to be on a work detail so he could target the victim when she was alone.
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Thirty-eight-year-old Omar Best, of Philadelphia, pretended for days to be on a work detail so he could target the victim when she was alone.
Jennifer Pasquarello, of Somerdale, is charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
His attorney says they're preparing to fight the charges.
Police say an arrest has been made in the sexual assault, robbery of a Temple student at the end of last month.
Authorities say a New Jersey man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting several boys.
Authorities say a southern New Jersey man sexually assaulted a teenage boy more than 20 years ago, while both were involved a church's boy scout troop.
Authorities say a 66-year-old man was arrested in the alleged aggravated sexual assault of a four-year-old boy.
The accuser in the only sex assault case settled by Bill Cosby is questioning his self-described ability to "read" people's cues in sexual situations.
A powerful New York Magazine cover was released Monday morning and inside it was an article profiling dozens of women who have publicly accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault.
The comments came as the lawyers asked a court to preserve the confidentiality of Cosby's 2006 settlement in a sexual-battery lawsuit, which the accuser wants unsealed.
Authorities say 28-year-old Daniel Milowicki was re-arrested after another victim came forward.
The 26-year-old victim reportedly told police she was walking south on Cardington through the golf club when an unknown male forced her into a cluster of trees and assaulted her.
Police are investigating a reported sexual assault in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood.
A group supporting sexual assault victims is petitioning President Barack Obama to revoke Bill Cosby's Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Director and chief counsel at Balanced Scales Legal Services out of Pittsburgh, Josh Smith says that the does not feel that these documents get you any closer to proving that Bill Cosby's guilty of raping women.
Now, with the recent release of Cosby's testimony Castor says he is now able to reveal more about his decision not to prosecute a man he believed to be guilty.
Bill Cosby's admission that he obtained Quaaludes to give young women he was pursuing for sex could bolster defamation claims lodged by his accusers.
Police are investigating after a female reported a man physically and sexually assaulted her in the Kensington section of city on June 29.
Sources tell CBS 3 Eyewitness News a person of interest is in for questioning in connection with a sexual assault in South Philadelphia.
Police released surveillance video of the suspect getting out of the victim's car.
Police say a 35-year-old victim was asleep in her home on South Rosewood Street around 5:30am on Monday morning when she was woken up by a man standing over her bed.
The most recent assault took place just after 5am on Monday morning, on the 1800 block of Rosewood Avenue.
On Monday around 5:30 a.m., the 35-year-old female victim was asleep on the 1800 block of South Rosewood Street when she woke up to an unknown male standing over her bed.
Philadelphia police have arrested and charged 24-year-old Manuel Cintron in connection with two assaults and one rape that happened earlier this month in Fishtown.
A crash has closed part of I-95 North in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
Rory McIlroy is dealing with blister issues under his right pinky toe ahead of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
Kyle Schwarber homered in his fifth consecutive game and the Phillies beat the Red Sox 2-1 on Tuesday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers finally beating the Boston Celtics in the NBA playoffs was not enough to save president of basketball operations Daryl Morey's job.
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, his family announced Tuesday.
The Philadelphia 76ers finally beating the Boston Celtics in the NBA playoffs was not enough to save president of basketball operations Daryl Morey's job.
A shooting in West Philadelphia left three men and a woman injured Tuesday night, police said.
A crash has closed part of I-95 North in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
An estimated 200,000 people are expected to attend the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Rory McIlroy is dealing with blister issues under his right pinky toe ahead of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
Rory McIlroy is dealing with blister issues under his right pinky toe ahead of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
A Boeing aircraft electrician is celebrating a major milestone after years of balancing work, family and a nonprofit.
A former piano teacher will be behind bars for 18 to 54 years after prosecutors say he abused more than a dozen young men for three decades.
A shooting in West Philadelphia left three men and a woman injured Tuesday night, police said.
Drivers in the Philadelphia area say they're changing their routines because of rising gas prices.
Two men are facing charges after over 260 pounds of meth were seized by law enforcement in New Jersey in April, the largest meth bust in state history.
A New Jersey community is taking extra precautions for a carnival after disorder at other recent events in the area.
The Gloucester County community is rallying around a family after they lost their 7-year-old son, who was hit and killed by a school bus.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
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A Delaware man is in custody after he barricaded himself and started a fire inside a Wawa store on Limestone Road, police say.
A New Castle County, Delaware, refinery is starting repairs that could increase its sulfur dioxide emissions levels past permitted limits.
At 108 years old, Susan Young Browne still exercises, drives and visits the Dover, Delaware, senior center she's been a member of for more than 50 years.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
Crews were called out to the 2000 block of North Harrison Street for a reported blaze at a three-story building.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its 24/7 emergency center in Atlanta to monitor the recent deadly hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
A crash has closed part of I-95 North in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
A serious crash in Hainesport, New Jersey, forced Route 38 to close Thursday night.
The ramp from Front Street to northbound I-95 and the ramp from southbound I-95 to Front Street will reopen the afternoon of May 8 until the morning of May 11.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
Rory McIlroy is dealing with blister issues under his right pinky toe ahead of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
Kyle Schwarber homered in his fifth consecutive game and the Phillies beat the Red Sox 2-1 on Tuesday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers finally beating the Boston Celtics in the NBA playoffs was not enough to save president of basketball operations Daryl Morey's job.
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, his family announced Tuesday.
The footwork-focused sport is having a resurgence and becoming a lunchtime hobby for students at La Salle College High School
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C. based bagel and deli chain, now has the keys to Metropolitan's Rittenhouse Square location.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Golfer Rory McIlroy discusses his experience at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, ahead of the PGA Championship.
The Philadelphia 76ers fired president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, a league source confirmed on Tuesday. Morey was in the role for six years, but the Sixers did not advance past the second round of the playoffs in that time.
A Boeing aircraft electrician is celebrating a major milestone after years of balancing work, family responsibilities and a long academic journey. Madeleine Wright reports.
Bill Kelly has the latest NEXT Weather forecast for the Philadelphia region on a cool and cloudy Tuesday night.
With the golf world's best preparing to tee off in her backyard for the 2026 PGA Championship, one of the most promising young golfers in the Philadelphia area is taking notes. CBS News Philadelphia's Nikki DeMentri reports.