Crime & Safety

Philly Cop Charged with Sexual Assault on Teen

He was caught in a local motel.

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A Philadelphia policeman has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in a local motel.

According to PhillyBurbs, Anthony Dattilo, 36, was released from custody Friday after posting $50,000 bail.

Police said Dattilo was with a 21-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl at a motel on Lincoln Highway about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. He drove the two there from North Philadelphia, police said.

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Dattilo, of the Tacony section of Philadelphia, was charged with numerous offenses, including aggravated sexual assault, promoting prostitution, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors.

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