Tomko
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WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP — Township police arrested a Wilkes-Barre resident who allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old over the Fourth of July weekend.
Robert Richard “Ruth” Tomko, 44, was arraigned on Wednesday morning and charged with a number of felony and misdemeanor offenses, including aggravated indecent assault and corruption of minors.
Police said a joint investigation between Wilkes-Barre Township detectives and the Luzerne County District Attorney’s office revealed that Tomko had met with the victim on three separate occasions and assaulted them in a wooded area near Anastasia Court.
Officers said they posed as the victim, using the youth’s cell phone, and uncovered texts from the suspect proclaiming love for the victim.
Tomko was remanded to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $100,000 bail.