Twelve girls, ranging in age from 6 months to 18 years old, were found inside the home of Lee Kaplan, a Bucks County PA man, who has been charged with allegedly sexual assaulting one of the girls from 2012 to 2015, according to a criminal complaint. NBC 10 Philadelphia broke the story.
One of the alleged victims, 18, said that she is the mother of one of the other girls and that Kaplan fathered another child, the 6-month-old, with another girl, according to the complaint.
“The resident had told other neighbors that no children live there,” the complaint said.
Ex-Amish couple Daniel and Savilla Stoltzfus, of Quarryville, Lancaster County, also were arrested after they told police they had “gifted” their daughter to Kaplan four years ago when she was 14 as a thank you for helping the ex-Amish family out of financial difficult. Their child told police she gave birth to two of the other children. The Stoltzfuses claimed to be the parents of all of the children except the two youngest, who were their grandchildren, Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler said. The Stoltzfuses “think he’s a wonderful man,” according to Heckler.
A Lower Southampton detective told the NBC station that there were no identifying documents for any of the girls. “We are still investigating that. Bucks County is investigating that along with other agencies to help identify their genealogy and who their parents actually are,” Lower Southampton Lt. John Krimmel said.
The alleged victims are now in police custody and the three suspects are being held on $1 million bonds each. Kaplan was charged with eight felonies, including statutory rape.
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Who is Lee Kaplan?
Lee Kaplan is a 51 year-old resident of 428 Old Street Road in Fasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania in Bucks County. He is the owner of the Kaplan Precision Machine Company in that town.
Where it happened
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(h/t NBC 10 Philadelphia, Philly.com)
