LEBANON, Pa. — Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf this week announced the arrest of a Lebanon woman accused of the "disgusting" sexual abuse of two children over a span of several years.
Graf called Katherine Longo, 47, "the lowest of the low" in a press release.
"The allegations put forth by the victims are heinous," Graf said. "I cannot fathom how a set of facts and string of sexual assaults could be more evil, more disgusting, and more worthy of a defendant’s rotting in prison."
Also on Friday, Graf sent out a press release announcing the arrests of Christopher Longo and Kelly Longo of Lebanon, who are accused of similar offenses against three minor victims over a span of nearly 17 years. While all three defendants share the same last name, Graf's press releases did not indicate whether the three people are family members or if the cases are related.
Katherine Longo was charged on October 29, following an investigation by Lebanon City Police, Graf said. The police department launched the investigation after receiving a Childline tip reported suspected sexual abuse.
The victims, a male and female, claimed Longo had been raping and sexually abusing them for years, beginning when the boy was six and the girl was five.
Longo allegedly showed the victims pornography "as a demonstrative aid of her expectations," according to Graf.
In addition to raping and sexually abusing both victims, Longo allegedly forced the victims to engage in sex acts while she watched, Graf said. She would also force one victim to watch while she raped the other, according to Graf.
Longo is being held in Lebanon County Prison and is awaiting formal arraignment.
She is charged with:
- Rape of a child
- Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, victim younger than sixteen 16
- Involuntary sexual intercourse with a child
- Indecent assault, victim younger than 13
- Indecent Assault, victim younger than 16
- Statutory sexual assault
- Endangering the welfare of children
- Corruption of minors
- Unlawful communication and/or contact with minors
- Aggravated indecent assault of a child
- Multiple other Counts
