Pennsylvania- Rape
Predator number 1,566 features a York County, PA man pardoned by the GOP pedophile President for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is no longer facing rape charges after prosecutors dropped the case due to lack of victim cooperation, court records show.Joseph Pastucci, 51, of New Cumberland, was sentenced to 26 months in prison and three months of probation after pleading guilty to assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers during the insurrection. He entered the U.S. Capitol with his wife, Jeanette Mangia, where the couple was seen inside Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and the Senate Chamber. Prosecutors say they rifled through documents and took photos, including one of Mangia sitting in former U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s chair.
He was also facing six charges in York County — including rape, aggravated indecent assault, sexual assault, stalking, indecent assault, and false imprisonment — stemming from a July 1, 2023, domestic incident in Fairview Township.
The woman who made the allegations told police that Pastucci raped her in his home and wouldn’t allow her to leave. She said he had become increasingly controlling, frequently accused her of infidelity, and allegedly placed a tracking device on her car to monitor her movements. Pastucci told police the sex was consensual and claimed he took her car keys to prevent her from driving drunk.
A victim/witness coordinator reportedly sent a final text to the woman warning that the case would be dropped if they didn’t hear back. She did not respond. Judge Amber Kraft granted the motion the same day, officially closing the case.
Court records show that Pastucci told responding police that during the course of an argument his girlfriend put her arm through a window and cut her wrist, which led police officers to call an ambulance to the scene. Pastucci also allegedly told police that he and the woman had sex.
In addition to a felony rape charge, Pastucci faces charges of sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault, both second-degree felonies as well as misdemeanor counts of indecent assault and stalking.
On July 7, 2025, the York County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion to nolle prosse all charges, stating that their office had been unable to reach the victim despite months of attempts. “Without the victim’s cooperation, the commonwealth cannot prove these charges beyond a reasonable doubt,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Rachel Sherman wrote in the filing, as reported by PennLive.
- https://dailyvoice.com/ny/wappingers-falls/rape-charges-dropped-against-man-pardoned-for-jan-6-capitol-riot-update/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=8#277
- https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2023/07/12/fairview-township-man-charged-with-rape-following-domestic-incident-police/70405748007/