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The five defendants have each been charged and bail has been set, according to the attorney general’s office and criminal court dockets for three of the defendants reviewed by CNN.ĥ men used religious community to find victims, attorney general says Sheffer “adamantly denies the allegations and looks forward to the opportunity to set the record straight,” Sheffer’s attorney Benjamin Steinberg told CNN in a written statement Sunday.ĬNN is attempting to identify defense attorneys for the other four defendants.ĬNN has reached out to the attorney general’s office and public defender’s offices in Philadelphia, Delaware, Butler, Allegheny, and Northampton counties, where each defendant has been charged, respectively. “Our office will never stop working to seek justice for those who have been victimized, and we will continue to investigate and prosecute anyone who harms the most vulnerable in our society,” Henry said.

“The details of these crimes are sad and disturbing, facts which are made even more abhorrent because the defendants used their faith communities or their own families to gain access to victims,” Henry said in the news release. Why Japan is rethinking its rape laws and raising the age of consent from 13Ī news release from the attorney general’s office describes Balosa as 61, but the attorney general said he was 62 in a news conference and court documents show a birth date that would have him turning 62 this year. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images) Kyodo News/Getty Images Women attend a gathering of the Flower Demo movement against sexual violence on International Women's Day on March 8, 2021, in front of the Justice Ministry in Tokyo.