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Teen Sentenced In Ninety Seconds
- Jessica Van Reth, a 16-year-old, pleaded guilty to possession and was swiftly ordered to juvenile detention without hearing her side.
- The short, harsh courtroom scene highlights how zero-tolerance judging devastated a teen's life in seconds.
Judicial Corruption Shattered Trust
- The case exposed judges trading impartiality for personal gain, eroding public trust in the judiciary.
- Two Luzerne County judges orchestrated a for-profit detention scheme that upended many children's lives.
Judge's Troubled Youth Revisited
- Young Mark Chivarella got into trouble as a teen, including being caught attempting to steal a car at 15.
- That youthful misbehavior and his father's punishment later shaped his tough-on-crime judicial persona.