US EditionPennsylvania Man Arrested for Stealing Over 100 Human Remains from Historic Cemetery
Jonathan Gerlach faces 574 charges including abuse of corpses and desecration for stealing over 100 human remains from mausoleums and vaults at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
- A Pennsylvania man, Jonathan Gerlach, faces 574 criminal charges for stealing over 100 human remains from cemeteries, as announced by Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse.
- Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse stated that Gerlach admitted to stealing human remains from 30 graves at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
- Investigators are determining the identities of the remains, some dating back centuries, and believe that Gerlach's collection includes remains of infants.
- Gerlach is currently held on a $1 million bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for January 20, as the investigation continues.
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