Our staff was recently sent an article about how a school coach was convicted of abuse after having a sexual relationship with a student in Berks County. Staff immediately wondered HOW such a thing happened. Abuse happens every day in Berks County and most of all, the victims are blamed or the truth is overlooked. How did justice catch up with the coach?
The last paragraph provides an answer:
The state Supreme Court appointed Cheslock to handle the case after all Berks judges recused themselves because they know people involved in the case.
All the judges in Berks County recused themselves from the case, therefore, it was sent out of county. But this begs the question--in Berks County, don't most people know people involved in cases? Why did the judges recuse themselves in this case, but not the others?
You can read more about the article here:
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=515961
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