Charges dropped in Linglestown sex case

The Patriot-News reports this afternoon that the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office has withdrawn charges against a Linglestown man accused of bathing with a 5-year-old girl last year. (full-length article)
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Linglestown Gazette broke the story with a picture and news brief, and then The Patriot-News published a front-page story on the incident. This is a great example of a citizen journalist and a daily newspaper working together to keep the public in the know.

Pictured is one of the signs that were posted around Koons Park last July. The make, model and license plate of the accused's automobile was blacked out. (Photo by Danielle Bostic.)