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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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Sextortion Of Lower Paxton Girl Leads To Rape By Illinois Man: Affidavit Sextortion Of Lower Paxton Girl Leads To Rape By Illinois Man: Affidavit
Sextortion Of Lower Paxton Girl Leads To Rape By Illinois Man: Affidavit A 21-year-old Illinois man raped a Pennsylvania girl in a parked car after threatening to release explicit videos of her online, according to a Lower Paxton Township police issued on Monday, May 19 and court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Rohan Rai, of Montgomery, Illinois, was arrested on Friday, May 16 and charged with Rape, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Statutory Sexual Assault, and other felonies after driving from Illinois to Harrisburg to meet the 15-year-old victim, police say. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING** Rai began communicatin…

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Fake Strasburg Chiropractor Sexually Assaults Amish Women, Girl, DA Says Fake Strasburg Chiropractor Sexually Assaults Amish Women, Girl, DA Says
Fake Strasburg Chiropractor Sexually Assaults Amish Women, Girl, DA Says A Strasburg Township man is accused of sexually assaulting nine victims — including a child — while posing as a chiropractor for more than 20 years, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, May 19. John Miller Esh, 61, allegedly used phony chiropractic and massage sessions to violate women and a girl from Lancaster County’s Plain community, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The abuse began in 2002 and took place at his home on the 1700 block of Beaver Valley Pike and multiple other locations, investigators said. Dozens Of Sessions, Thousands Paid, Victims S…

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PA Executive, Bride-To-Be, 24, Gunned Down With AR-15 In Burglary; Jewelry Turned Up In FL PA Executive, Bride-To-Be, 24, Gunned Down With AR-15 In Burglary; Jewelry Turned Up In FL
PA Executive, Bride-To-Be, 24, Gunned Down With AR-15 In Burglary; Jewelry Turned Up In FL A Pennsylvania woman was gunned down during a home invasion in Rostraver Township, and a Washington County man is now charged with her murder, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli announced on Monday, May 19. Dorian Jeri-Greene, 39, of Monongahela, was arrested in Tampa, Florida, and is charged in the Thursday, April 11, home invasion and shooting of Jennah Seibert. He faces the following charges: Felony Criminal Homicide Felony Robbery Felony Burglary Felony Theft Dorian Jeri-Greene who is accused of murdering Jennah Seibert before fleeing to Florida and pawning …

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EXCLUSIVE: Man With Disability Shot Execution-Style After SEPTA Ride In Montco, Family Says EXCLUSIVE: Man With Disability Shot Execution-Style After SEPTA Ride In Montco, Family Says
Exclusive: Man With Disability Shot Execution-Style After SEPTA Ride In Montco, Family Says The family of Paul David Ley-Harris, the New Jersey-born man gunned down after stepping off a SEPTA bus in Lower Providence, is speaking out for the first time — calling the shooter a “heartless coward” who preyed on someone unable to defend himself. In an exclusive statement to Daily Voice, Paul’s older brother, Peter Li, confirmed that the 47-year-old victim was neurologically disabled due to severe epileptic seizures, giving new context to the chilling May 17 killing that Montgomery County prosecutors have described as an execution-style robbery. "He Had The Mind Of A Child" Paul had the…

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Liquor Store Fight, NJ Restaurant Shooting Leads To Lancaster Arrest Of Teen By SERT Liquor Store Fight, NJ Restaurant Shooting Leads To Lancaster Arrest Of Teen By SERT
Liquor Store Fight, NJ Restaurant Shooting Leads To Lancaster Arrest Of Teen By Sert A New Jersey teen accused of opening fire on a group outside a restaurant after a liquor store fight has been arrested in Lancaster, authorities announced on Monday, May 19. Jaylen A. McCray, 18, of Union, is accused of firing six shots toward a group of people on the 200 block of Morris Avenue in Elizabeth City around 9 p.m. on Friday, May 9, according to police. One man was struck in the leg. The gunfire erupted just minutes after McCray had been involved in a physical altercation with the same group inside a nearby liquor store, investigators said. Both the fight and the shooting were ca…

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Dogs Locked In Hot Car For 13 Hours In Palmyra: Police Dogs Locked In Hot Car For 13 Hours In Palmyra: Police
Dogs Locked In Hot Car For 13 Hours In Palmyra: Police Two dogs were rescued after being left inside a hot car for over 13 hours in Palmyra, police said. The dogs were found panting and overheated in a vehicle parked outside 421 North Chestnut Street on Friday, May 16, at 4:06 p.m., according to Western Lebanon County Regional Police. Witnesses told officers the dogs had been in the vehicle since 3 a.m. that day, when the outside temperature later reached 82 degrees. Police say they located the owner, Mandy Iglesias, 45, and charged her with Cruelty to Animals, a Summary offense. The dogs were treated at the scene. No further details on their…

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Driver Hit By Intoxicated Man Who Went Wrong Way On LIE In Roslyn, Police Say Driver Hit By Intoxicated Man Who Went Wrong Way On LIE In Roslyn, Police Say
Driver Hit By Intoxicated Man Who Went Wrong Way On LIE In Roslyn, Police Say A wrong-way driver slammed into an oncoming vehicle on the Long Island Expressway in Roslyn, Nassau County police said on Sunday, May 18. Jorge Arias Reyes, 49, of Hempstead, was driving a 2009 Honda westbound in the eastbound lanes near Exit 37 around 6:40 a.m. when he struck a 2014 Toyota being driven by a 51-year-old man, according to the department’s Public Information Office. Both vehicles were heavily damaged, and both drivers were seriously injured. Reyes and the other driver were hospitalized and listed in stable condition. Officers determined Reyes was intoxicated and arrested him…

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Child Hurt, 2 Adults Clinging To Life After Mysterious Hazard Exposure In Philadelphia: Police Child Hurt, 2 Adults Clinging To Life After Mysterious Hazard Exposure In Philadelphia: Police
Child Hurt, 2 Adults Clinging To Life After Mysterious Hazard Exposure In Philadelphia: Police Two adults were critically injured and a young child hospitalized after a hazmat-related incident in a West Philadelphia home, police announced on Sunday, May 18. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department’s 18th District responded to a “hospital case” on the 5200 block of Webster Street around 10:27 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, according to the department. A 20-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition. A 4-year-old child was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and is listed in stable condition. The scen…

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Teen Allegedly Took Minor Across State Lines, Assaulted Her In Mechanicsburg Motel: Police Teen Allegedly Took Minor Across State Lines, Assaulted Her In Mechanicsburg Motel: Police
Teen Allegedly Took Minor Across State Lines, Assaulted Her In Mechanicsburg Motel: Police An 18-year-old from Mechanicsburg is accused of taking a juvenile across state lines and sexually assaulting her at a local motel, police announced on Sunday, May 18. Talen Matthew Bruce, of the 300 block of Stonehedge Lane, was arrested after authorities say he drove to Tennessee to pick up a missing girl without parental permission, according to the Upper Allen Township Police Department. The girl had been reported missing to the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office in New Tazewell, Tennessee. Investigators say Bruce brought her back to Pennsylvania and was later found with her at a motel in…

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Double Fatal: Young Girl, Woman Shot In Philadelphia, Police Say Double Fatal: Young Girl, Woman Shot In Philadelphia, Police Say
Double Fatal: Young Girl, Woman Shot In Philadelphia, Police Say A woman and a young girl were killed in a double shooting in Philadelphia’s Overbrook neighborhood, authorities announced on Sunday, May 18. Philadelphia Police 19th District officers were called to the 3900 block of Lankenau Avenue at 6:08 p.m. for a reported shooting. At the scene, officers found an adult woman suffering from gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead by medics at 6:20 p.m., police said. A juvenile girl was also found shot and was rushed to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia by police, where she was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m., authorities said. The scene was held, and h…

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