Cambria County, PA – A Punxsutawney District Liquor Enforcement Officer is accused of sexually assaulting and raping two young girls between the ages of 6 and 8 from 2017 to 2021 in Cambria County.
40-year-old Scott Berdine from Belsano, PA, allegedly assaulted the girl at a residence in Blacklick Township, Cambria County outside of Berdine’s regular work hours.
Berdine has been employed with the PSP as an Enforcement Officer 3 within the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement since September 2008. He is assigned to the Punxsutawney District Enforcement Office and is suspended without pay pending the resolution of the criminal charges against him.
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The press release from the Pennsylvania State Police:
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) arrested 40-year-old Scott Berdine from Belsano, PA, for sexual offenses against two children while they were between the ages of 6-8 years old.
The alleged crimes occurred at a residence in Blacklick Township, Cambria County outside of Berdine’s regular work hours.
Berdine has been employed with the PSP as an Enforcement Officer 3 within the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement since September 2008. He is assigned to the Punxsutawney District Enforcement Office and is suspended without pay pending the resolution of the criminal charges against him.
The following felony and misdemeanor charges were filed by the PSP Troop A Ebensburg Criminal Investigation Unit in District Court 47-3-07:
for acts committed by the accused to a girl (age 6-7) between Jan. 1, 2017 – Dec. 31, 2018
- Rape of a child, 18 Pa. C.S. §3121(c)
- Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, 18 Pa. C.S. §3123(b)
- Indecent Assault person less than 13 years of age, 18 Pa. C.S. §3126(a)(7)
- Corruption of Minors, 18 Pa. C.S. §6301(a)(1)(ii)
for acts committed by the accused to a girl (age 6-8) between Jan. 1, 2019 – July 5, 2021
- (2 counts) Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, 18 Pa. C.S. §3123(b)
- (3 counts) Indecent Assault person less than 13 years of age, 18 Pa. C.S. §3126(a)(7)
- (2 counts) Corruption of Minors, 18 Pa. C.S. §6301(a)(1)(ii)
Copies of the criminal complaints may be obtained through District Court 47-3-07. Berdine was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge John Prebish and bail was set at $75,000. The PSP does not maintain a comprehensive database of liquor control enforcement officer employee photos and, as such, does not have a photo of Berdine on file.
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