New detective could crack county’s hiring freeze

Commissioners favorable to D.A.’s plea to bolster overburdened child-abuse unit By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Tredyffrin Township Police Superintendent Anthony Giaimo (left) and Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan discuss the need for another county detective who specializes in child-abuse investigations. Widespread publicity about serial child molestation – both...

Swim coach gets prison for student affair

Kenneth W. Fuller sentenced to 7 to 23 months in jail Former swim coach Kenneth W. Fuller will spend 7 to 23 months in jail for having a sexual relationship with a female student. A Chester County high-school swimming coach received a 7- to 23-month jail term on Tuesday for having an intimate relationship with a 17-year-old female student. Chester County Court Judge David Bortner imposed the penalty...

Oxford father accused of scalding colicky infant

1-month-old girl in critical condition with severe burns Jorge Luis Colon is charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering a child and related offenses. Chester County authorities today reported what one veteran police officer called “one of the worst cases of child abuse” he’d ever seen. Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrest of Jorge Luis Colon, 20, of Oxford,...