Crime & Safety

Stalking A Child And Adult Result In West Chester Man's Arrest: Cops

Police said a 63-year-old West Chester man routinely stalked a juvenile girl and her caretaker.

(Holly Herman/Patch Staff)

WEST CHESTER, PA —A 63-year-old West Chester man was charged with stalking a female juvenile and her caretaker as they were walking to a bus stop on Thursday, May 11, at South Adams and Barnard streets.

Gregory Butcher Sr. is free on $2,500 bail after being arraigned before District Judge Marian T. Vito on charges of stalking and harassment.

Police said an investigation disclosed that the stalking was going on for more than a year. A preliminary hearing is scheduled later this month.

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