ERIE (PA)
GoErie.com
September 27, 2020
By Ed Palattella
U.S. Attorney’s Office raises allegation against David Rinke II as he seeks to get out of prison early due to COVID-19.
In February 2012, David A. Rinke II, a former science teacher at the Erie School District’s Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, was sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison for collecting and trading more than 50,000 images of child pornography, including videos of toddlers getting raped.
Rinke, who pleaded guilty, now wants to get out of prison early. He is citing the COVID-19 pandemic’s potential effect on what he says are his numerous health problems.
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