Pennsylvania, September 22: A woman, identified as Kelly Groff,  has been taken into custody on multiple charges after allegedly subjecting two children to sexual abuse over a period of several years in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. According to court documents, the investigation by Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Lancaster began in 2019 when they interviewed a female victim who disclosed that the incidents occurred when she was between the ages of 3 and 5.

According to the Local 21 News report, the young girl reported that a woman known as "Kelly" compelled her and her cousin to engage in inappropriate sexual acts, including intercourse, while she watched. Shockingly, the children stated that Groff was present in her underwear and bra during these incidents. In 2021, law enforcement interviewed the male cousin, who was around 3 to 4 years old at the time of the assaults. He revealed that Groff, identified as his "papa's" ex-girlfriend, would offer money and ice cream as incentives for the inappropriate acts. UK: Couple, Who Hatched 'Paedophile' Plan on Facebook, Meet for First Time in Dock at Court After Being Convicted of Disturbing Child Sex Offences.

The boy confirmed that Groff forced them to engage in sexual activities over ten times. Further interviews included the children's grandfather, who recalled walking in on the minors engaging in sexual activity in 2013 or 2014. When he inquired about their knowledge of such acts, they disclosed that Groff had taught them. Despite the allegations, Kelly Groff denied any wrongdoing when questioned by officials in August 2022. Online Sex Abuse Case: UK School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Paying and Instructing India Teenagers to Send Him Indecent Pictures of Children.

However, following the investigation, Groff was arrested on September 20, 2023, and is now being held in the Lancaster County Prison. She faces a slew of serious charges, including rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, sexual assault, corruption of minors, unlawful sexual contact with a minor, endangering the welfare of children, indecent assault of someone less than 13, and indecent exposure. The case continues to be a deeply distressing matter that authorities are diligently pursuing.

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