The Greater Philadelphia Area
HARRISBURG, PA — The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that, along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, it has signed a $1,339,000 joint consent decree with GSP Management Co., Frank T. Perano and related companies, due to drinking water and wastewater issues at 73 mobile home parks, 70 of which are in Pennsylvania.
The consent decree addresses specific violations at 32 of the Pennsylvania mobile home parks. At the agencies’ direction, the company has agreed to take various corrective measures.
“This consent decree covers a pattern of serious, repeated violations GSP committed all across Pennsylvania,” DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. “This should be a message to all—DEP is going to come down hard on those who show this type of disregard for our environmental protection laws.”
DEP and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inspectors discovered violations at the mobile home parks during five consecutive years. The wastewater violations include illegal discharge of partially treated or untreated sewage into nearby streams and failure to properly operate and maintain wastewater treatment facilities. The drinking water violations include exceeding federal drinking water standards for certain pollutants and failing to notify residents about drinking water problems.
The consent decree also requires GSP to take these numerous actions to achieve compliance and ensure park residents have access to clean water:
• Conduct environmental audits at all the mobile home parks, including those that do not have any permits from DEP, by an independent auditor;
• Implement specific corrective actions at the Village at Pleasant Hills in Hamburg, Berks County, and Cedar Manor near Middletown, Dauphin County;
• Hire an environmental consultant to develop an environmental management system that will help GSP achieve environmental compliance through control and monitoring of its operations; and
• Conduct monthly evaluations at all 73 mobile home parks and report the results every four months to DEP and EPA.
The company’s actions constitute violations of the Clean Streams Law and Safe Drinking Water Act. The penalty will be divided between DEP and EPA.
The consent decree is subject to Federal District Court approval and will be published at a later date in the Federal Register, which will begin a 30-day public comment period.
Media Contact: Lisa Kasianowitz, 717-315-8780 (mobile)
Source: Department of Environmental Protection, South-central Regional Office
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania mobile home parks where the violations occurred are listed below by county and indicate which kind of violation was found. Parks marked with an asterisk had both wastewater and drinking water violations.
Berks County
Village at Pleasant Hills, Hamburg*
Blair County
Shamrock Court, Duncansville (wastewater)
Apple Blossom Lane, Duncansville (drinking water)
Lehigh Terrace Court, Duncansville (drinking water)
Bucks County
Melody Lakes Country Club Estates, Quakertown (wastewater)
Carbon County
Spring Hill, Whitehaven (drinking water)
Centre County
Black Hawk Village, Centre Hall (wastewater)
Chester County
Indian Run Village, Honey Brook*
Columbia County
Stony Brook Circle, Orangeville (drinking water)
Dauphin County
Alex Acres, Halifax*
Pine Manor Mobile Home Park, Middletown*
Shady Back Acres, Harrisburg*
Country Manor Farms, Harrisburg (drinking water)
Cedar Manor, Middletown*
Indiana County
Northview Estates, Indiana*
Lycoming County
Tiadaghton View, Montoursville (drinking water)
Twin Hills Village, Montoursville (drinking water)
Mifflin County
North Hills, Lewistown (drinking water)
Montgomery County
Green Hill Mobile Home Park, Green Lane*
Northumberland County
Bucknell View, Milton*
D & H Court, Milton (drinking water)
Perry County
Orchard Hills, Shermans Dale (drinking water)
Schuylkill County
The Pines at West Penn, New Ringgold*
Wayne County
Canal Mobile Park, White Mills (drinking water)
Pocono Mobile Manor, Gouldsboro (drinking water)
Sunrise Terrace, Honesdale (drinking water)
York County
Brookhaven Mobile Home Park, York (wastewater)
Mountain View Terrace, Dover*
Northwood Manor, York Haven*
Lincoln Crest, Dover (drinking water)
Newberry Estates, York Haven (drinking water)
Newberry Farms, Manchester (drinking water)
HARRISBURG, PA — Agents from the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit have made two arrests, including a Bucks County man who allegedly propositioned an undercover agent who was using the online identity of a teenage girl and traveled to meet the “girl” for sex, along with an Allegheny County man accused of sending sexually graphic webcam videos to what he believed was a 14-year old girl.
Attorney General Linda Kelly identified the defendants as Amitkumar P. Manvar, age 28, of 3241 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, Bucks County and Robert Adam Kaduck II, age 27, of 991 Thompson Run Road, Harwick, Allegheny County.
Kelly cautioned parents to regularly discuss Internet safety with their children, especially as a new school year begins. She noted that these two most recent arrests highlight the types of dangers children can face online, including a suspect who allegedly arranged a meeting for sex less than a day after making initial online contact, along with another man accused of sending extremely graphic webcam videos of various sex acts soon after approaching an undercover agent who was using the profile of a 14-year old girl.
“Predators will take advantage of any available opportunity to identify and communicate with potential victims,” Kelly said. “The start of a new school year results in new activities, new friends and new schedules for young teens, and may extend the amount of time they are left unsupervised, either before or after school.”
Amitkumar P. Manvar
Kelly said that Manvar allegedly used an Internet chat room to approach an undercover agent from the Child Predator Unit on August 22nd, identifying himself as a 27-year old from the Bensalem area. During that initial conversation Manvar asked the “girl” if her mother was home and if she had a boyfriend.
According to the criminal complaint, Manvar contacted the agent again the following morning, stating, “I am coming to your area,” and explained the sex acts he wished to perform if they could meet.
A short time after that online chat, Manvar allegedly arrived at a predetermined meeting location in Montgomery County, driving a car that matched the description he provided online. When he arrived at the meeting location Manvar allegedly exited his vehicle and waved to a female undercover agent who was waiting nearby.
Manvar is charged with one count of unlawful contact with a minor (related to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse), a first-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
Additionally, Manvar is charged with one count of criminal use of a communications facility, a third-degree felony punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
Manvar was preliminarily arraigned before Collegeville Magisterial District Judge Cathleen Kelly Rebar and lodged in the Montgomery County Prison in lieu of $100,000 cash bail. He was also ordered to surrender his Indian passport and is prohibited from having any unsupervised contact with minors.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for August 29th, at 1:30 p.m., before Magisterial District Judge Rebar.
Kelly thanked the Lower Providence Township Police Department for their cooperation and assistance with this investigation.
Manvar will be prosecuted in Montgomery County by Deputy Attorney General Christopher Jones of the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit.
Robert Adam Kaduck II
Kelly said that Kaduck allegedly used an online chat service to approach an undercover agent on July 16th, initially identifying himself as a 20-year old. During their initial online conversation Kaduck allegedly requested photos of the undercover agent and sent pictures of himself in what Kaduck described as “girly slutt outfits.”
According to the criminal complaint, Kaduck engaged in a series of sexually graphic online chats over the next several days and also sent a number of explicit webcam videos which showed him engaging in various sex acts. Kaduck also allegedly proposed traveling to Harrisburg, where he believed the undercover agent lived.
Kaduck was arrested in Allegheny County on August 23rd by agents from the Child Predator Unit and transported to Harrisburg after waiving extradition.
Kaduck is charged with two counts of unlawful contact with a minor (related to obscene and sexual materials or performances) and one count of criminal use of a communications facility, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 fines.
Kaduck was preliminarily arraigned in Dauphin County Night Court and lodged in the Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $500,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for August 31st before Magisterial district Judge Steven M. Semic.
Kaduck will be prosecuted in Dauphin County by Deputy Attorney General Christopher Jones of the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit.
Internet Safety
Kelly noted that the Child Predator Unit has made 311 arrests since it was created in 2005.
Kelly urged parents to regularly discuss Internet safety and security issues with their children, including the importance of telling a trusted adult if someone engages in inappropriate online activity, such as:
Additionally, Kelly said parents and other caregivers should also monitor how kids are using the Internet, including:
Kelly also encouraged parents to stress the importance of not sharing personal information online, like full names, ages, addresses, phone numbers and school information, and added that children should always be especially cautious about strangers who approach them online.
Suspected internet predators can be reported to the Attorney General’s Office by clicking on the “Report a Predator” link, located on the front page of the Attorney General’s website, or by calling the toll-free Child Predator Hotline at 1-800-385-1044.
(A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty)
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Editors’ Note:
Photos of the defendants are attached below.
Click here to view the criminal complaint for Amitkumar P. Manvar.
Click here to view the criminal complaint for Robert A. Kaduck II.
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