Police: German man traveled to Lancaster County to have sex with 15-year-old girl

WGAL ^ | 13 March A.D. 2024 | Staff

[lightman]

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. —

A German man is charged with having sex with a minor in Lancaster County.

Police said Erik Weidling, 20, traveled to East Donegal Township from Germany to have sex with a 15-year-old girl multiple times between Feb. 29 and March 8.

A criminal complaint alleges that Weidling knew the girl's age.

Police said he was aware of her school schedule and her mother's work schedule, and he would come to the victim's home after her mother went to work.

Weidling is facing charges that include involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault and unlawful contact with a minor.

According to court records, he's being held in Lancaster County Prison after he was unable to post $750,000 bail. officer involved shooting, Harrisburg, police shoot man

[jacknhoo]

I am always interested in the comments on these threads. They run the gambit on morality and certainly show a lot of people have double standards for male and female victims these crimes.

[Ahithophel]

Across the ocean went Erik to Donegal
For a minor encounter most conjugal
When mom left the house
She took off her blouse
But now it's jail for what he done to the gal

[Carriage Hill]

Find a tall tree and 'decorate' it...

[Carriage Hill]

“From 13-15 they can only consent to sex with someone not more than four years older than they are.”

THAT just doesn’t sound right, somehow...

[Chickensoup]

5 years is not much of an age difference.

[Chickensoup]

So 19 is ok but 20 is not?

[Carriage Hill]

Over 18, they should be able to make their own choice, AFTER being well-educated in birth control, instead of mandating evil, murderous, infanticidal abortion.

[USS Alaska]

The only mitigating factor is he is relatively close to her in age. If he were 17 I might think it’s just a relationship, but at 20 he knows she’s too young a kid at 15.

At 15 she can't drive, can't get laid, can't vote but she CAN change her gender {without her parent's knowledge or consent}.

What the hell is wrong with our country?

[lightman]

It’s called the “Romeo and Juliette” exception.

[Chickensoup]

No teens are sexually active much earlier.

So let them fully participate.

[ridesthemiles]

TRACE THE METHOD OF CONTACT

SHE IS ALSO CULPABLE

CELL PHONES / SOCIAL MEDIA ARE EVIL

[ridesthemiles]

IT is at 15 & 20.

Maybe not at 45 & 50

[Dr. Franklin]

So 19 is ok but 20 is not?

Only for avoiding a charge of statutory rape. Anyone over 18 having sex with a minor, including a 17 year old, can be charged in PA with corruption of a minor.

[from occupied ga]

Oh I agree 100% he should be tried and convicted. He knew what he was doing and deserves everything he’s going to get, but do you seriously suggest that teenagers aren’t morally responsible for their actions? If a 15 yo gang banger murders someone where does the responsibility lie? I’ve heard of teenagers being charged with distributing child porn for sending naked pictures of themselves to others. Whether or not they were convicted I have no idea since the media rarely reports on and never follows up on anything that doesn’t fit the narrative.

[Dr. Franklin]

At 15 she can't drive, can't get laid, can't vote but she CAN change her gender {without her parent's knowledge or consent}.
What the hell is wrong with our country?

AT 15 she can have sex with another teen under 18. If she gets pregnant, she has a right to get an abortion, but she can't get married. Yes, that's 'effed up.

[Carriage Hill]

As long as they have access to Birth Control, and not abortion.

[LouAvul]

FR has a lot of trashy people posting. Libertarians are the worst. Open borders. Pro (freedom of) abortion. Vending machine narcotics. And advocates of gross immorality.

They not only should be banned from FR, but deported to .. any place else.

If you read something counter to common sense morality on FR, it's probably some dirtbag libertarian.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

but do you seriously suggest that teenagers aren’t morally responsible for their actions?

Not at all.

If a 15 yo gang banger murders someone where does the responsibility lie?

With the teenager, and the parents.

I’ve heard of teenagers being charged with distributing child porn for sending naked pictures of themselves to others.

I hadn't heard of that, but it sounds like they would have to charge the child with that since that is the crime being committed.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

5 years is not much of an age difference.

It is when the older of the two is 20.

[Lurker]

“15 will get you 20.”

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