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Upper Providence Man Withdraws Child Sex Abuse Guilty Plea
Richard Alan Beener, Sr., 61, of Upper Providence, faces numerous charges in connection with an alleged sex assault of an underage girl.

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Richard Alan Beener, Sr., 61, of Upper Providence, faces numerous charges in connection with an alleged sex assault of an underage girl.

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