The Centre County District Attorney’s office is investigating a chain of child sex crimes out of the Tyrone area. Speaking at a Wednesday press conference, Joshua Andrews, the First Assistant District Attorney, said 67-year-old Samuel Friday is in the Centre County Correctional Facility on denied bail.
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