Published May 16. 2017 05:25AM
A Mechanicsburg woman is the sixth person to be charged in connection with sexually assaulting a Monroe County youth.
Paige Wren Tasker, 27, joins five men as a defendant in a far reaching case being investigated by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Child Predator Division.The victim, currently 14, was assaulted by Tasker when he was staying with David Parker, 38, of Saylorsburg, Monroe County. Tasker was at the Parker home over the Christmas holidays in 2015.When questioned, she admitted sleeping in the boy's bed with him, engaging in oral sex with him at Parker's behest.She was charged with statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and indecent assault.Investigators contend Parker started assaulting the boy when the child was 2 or 3. As the years passed, the abuse continued, with Parker sharing his experiences with other men through texts and online chats. He eventually also began setting up sexual encounters between the victim and at least four other men, since at least 2009, sometimes to a Bucks County home where "furry" parties were being held.The assaults reportedly took place in several different counties, including Monroe, Lackawanna and Luzerne. Also charged with assaulting the victim, are: Kenneth Fenske, 57, of Quakertown; Jeffrey Allen Harvey, 40, of West Wyoming; Craig Knox, 35 of Henrico, Virginia; and Stephen Taylor, also of Henrico, VA.All of the boy's assailants are currently imprisoned awaiting trials. The investigation is continuing.