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Jillian Pikora

Senior Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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More Victims Identified In US, Canada Child Exploitation Case: Feds (UPDATE) More Victims Identified In US, Canada Child Exploitation Case: Feds (UPDATE)
More Victims Identified In US, Canada Child Exploitation Case: Feds (Update) An accused online predator who victimized children across the United States and Canada has been arrested in West Virginia, authorities in Pennsylvania announced on Thursday, April 24, 2025.  Mark Wills, 60, of Hulmeville, was previously taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport, West Virginia at approximately 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to Robert Clark, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Wills is accused of manufacturing hundreds of videos of child sexual abuse material involv…

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Dropbox Files Of Child Sex Abuse Lands Middletown Ex-Educational Aide Guilty Verdict: Bucks DA Dropbox Files Of Child Sex Abuse Lands Middletown Ex-Educational Aide Guilty Verdict: Bucks DA
Dropbox Files Of Child Sex Abuse Lands Middletown Ex-Educational Aide Guilty Verdict: Bucks DA A Middletown Township man was convicted of storing dozens of graphic child sex abuse videos in his Dropbox account, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, April 23. Mark Anthony McKay Jr., 23, of Trenton Road, was found guilty of Felony Possession of Child Pornography and Felony Criminal Use of a Communication Facility after a waiver trial before President Judge Raymond F. McHugh. His sentencing was scheduled for Wednesday, June 25. The disturbing investigation began in March 2022, when Bucks County Detectives received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. T…

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Red Lion Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Lancaster Girl: Officials Red Lion Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Lancaster Girl: Officials
Red Lion Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Lancaster Girl: Officials A Red Lion man has admitted to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Lancaster County girl in 2019, York County officials announced on Thursday, April 24. Grayson Bishop Frey, now 25, pleaded guilty to Felony Statutory Sexual Assault and Felony Corruption of Minors, court records show​. He was 19 at the time of the assaults, which occurred while the girl was visiting her father in Red Lion, Pennsylvania State Police said. Victim Reported Rape To School Counselor The case began in April 2021 when the girl disclosed the abuse to a school counselor. She said she considered Frey a friend. During a …

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Shrewsbury Man Raped Girl, Filmed It, Paid Her $2K To Stay Quiet: FBI, DA Shrewsbury Man Raped Girl, Filmed It, Paid Her $2K To Stay Quiet: FBI, DA
Shrewsbury Man Raped Girl, Filmed It, Paid Her $2K To Stay Quiet: FBI, DA A York County man who raped a girl for years, recorded the abuse, and paid her $2,000 to stay silent now faces federal child pornography charges, authorities announced Thursday, April 24. Robert Angel Haley, 41, of Shrewsbury, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday, April 23, for producing and possessing child pornography, according to Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus. York County Regional Police say Haley began abusing the girl in 2020 when she was just 10. The now 15-year-old victim told police he showed her pornographic videos, forced her to mimic them, filmed the assault…

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Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say
Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say A Columbia man with a disturbing history of indecent exposure is accused of trespassing onto private property and flashing himself in broad daylight, police announced on Wednesday, April 24. Quentin Everet Chambers, 29, allegedly entered a property in the 500 block of Cherry Street around 1:23 p.m. on Monday, April 15, and exposed himself, according to Columbia Borough Police. This is not Chambers’ first time facing such allegations. Records show Chambers has a pattern of indecent behavior in public spaces—he’s previously faced two separate Indecent Exposure charges in 2021 and 2022 in Lan…

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Ski-Masked Attacker Ambushes Hatfield Resident Outside Home: Police Ski-Masked Attacker Ambushes Hatfield Resident Outside Home: Police
Ski-Masked Attacker Ambushes Hatfield Resident Outside Home: Police A Hatfield resident was ambushed and assaulted by a ski-masked suspect while stepping out of their home early Thursday morning, police announced on Thursday, April 24. The violent attack happened around 4:30 a.m. on the 2000 block of Maple Avenue in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, according to police. The victim had just exited their front door when they were suddenly assaulted by a person wearing gloves and a ski mask, investigators said. The attacker fled the scene before officers arrived. Emergency responders with the Volunteer Medical Service Corps rushed the victim to Grand Vie…

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Armed, Distressed Person Sparks Shelter-In-Place In Manor Township: Police (UPDATE) Armed, Distressed Person Sparks Shelter-In-Place In Manor Township: Police (UPDATE)
Armed, Distressed Person Sparks Shelter-In-Place In Manor Township: Police (Update) A tense police incident in Lancaster County that lasted nearly eight hours was safely resolved, Manor Township’s police chief announced on Thursday, April 24 around 7:40 p.m. The standoff began near Stone Mill Road and Redwood Drive in Manor Township shortly before noon, prompting a major response from police, fire, and EMS crews. The situation involved a person in distress who had a gun, authorities said. Officers established a perimeter and urged residents nearby to “shelter in place” as a precaution. While police emphasized there was no threat to the public, they asked for cooperation t…

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Bethlehem Police Officer In Uniform Sexually Assaults Girl At School Dance: DA Bethlehem Police Officer In Uniform Sexually Assaults Girl At School Dance: DA
Bethlehem Police Officer In Uniform Sexually Assaults Girl At School Dance: DA A Bethlehem police officer who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl during a school dance—while in uniform—has pleaded guilty, prosecutors announced on Thursday, April 24. Costas Alestas, once assigned as the school resource officer at East Hills Middle School, admitted to Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse and Invasion of Privacy, according to the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office. Alestas groomed the girl via sexual text messages before engaging in multiple assaults—one on school grounds during a dance while on-duty, and another after school in his personal car, investiga…

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Driver Jumps Off I-95 Bridge To Flee Crash In Montco: PA State Police Driver Jumps Off I-95 Bridge To Flee Crash In Montco: PA State Police
Driver Jumps Off I-95 Bridge To Flee Crash In Montco: PA State Police A Philadelphia man jumped off a bridge on Interstate 95 in a desperate attempt to flee a two-vehicle crash, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, April 24. Troopers were dispatched around 3:32 a.m. to mile marker 31.5 on I-95 South in Philadelphia for a crash involving two overturned vehicles, according to Pennsylvania State Police. While en route, witnesses told troopers that one of the drivers had fled the scene on foot and jumped off the bridge, apparently trying to escape. Troopers searched beneath the bridge and found the driver matching witness descriptions. He had a broke…

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Body Found After Fiery Solo Crash On Rural Montco Road: PA State Police Body Found After Fiery Solo Crash On Rural Montco Road: PA State Police
Body Found After Fiery Solo Crash On Rural Montco Road: PA State Police A person was found dead following a harrowing overnight crash on a back road in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, April 24. Troopers were called to the scene of the wreck along Badman Road near Whites Mill Road in Salford Township around 2:41 a.m., where they discovered a single vehicle crash with a fatality, according to the Skippack station. It’s not yet known if the deceased was driving or if the operator fled the scene before authorities arrived, investigators said. A positive identification has not yet been made, and the crash remains under active inv…

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