Child molester arrested in England returns to Pennsylvania: Top stories

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Here are the most important news from Pennsylvania today:

A convicted local child molester who was released on bail 18 years ago and committed additional crimes before being caught in the United Kingdom will be extradited to Montgomery County, authorities said Tuesday. Gerard Zalewski, 41, originally fled Montgomery County in April 2006 before his sentencing, police said. He was caught a decade later in 2016 in Lancashire, England, where he continued to abuse young girls, according to authorities. (Read more)

A woman is fighting for her life after she was involved in the fatal crash on County Line Road that killed three people, including two who were in the car she was a passenger in. Elizabeth Flores has created a GoFundMe page for Adriana Sabo, who was involved in the crash. (Read more)

A Havertown man has been charged with dozens of child pornography-related offenses, according to court records. Robert Hirsh, 39, was charged with 42 counts of child pornography, distribution of sexual acts with children and criminal use of a communication facility. (Read more)

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown will host its 57th annual Polish-American Family Festival and Country Fair over the next two weekends. The festival attracts more than 25,000 visitors annually and is the largest Polish-American festival in the region. At the festival, guests can enjoy a variety of rides, the exciting Little Circus show and non-stop live entertainment on two outdoor stages. (Read more)

A Bristol Borough man was sentenced Tuesday to up to three decades in a state reformatory for shaking his 4-month-old son to death, authorities said. Tyler Sullivan, 31, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child in May before Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman. (Read more)