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HARRISBURG — A former Pennsylvania Turnpike employee has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to charges of theft, harassment and unauthorized use of a state car.
Raymond Zajicek, a retired fare collection manager, pleaded guilty Monday in Dauphin County Court in Harrisburg.
The 68-year-old resident of Tarpon Springs, Fla., is required to serve two years of probation, perform 50 hours of community service and pay more than $4,000 in restitution and fines.
Prosecutors say Zajicek's name came up during an investigation and he was charged for running personal errands at work, using his state car for personal travel and punching a union official during a 2010 meeting.
WILLIAMSPORT — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that allows a central Pennsylvania seventh-grader to be a member of the all-boys wrestling team at her middle school.In a ruling issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann said the Line Mountain School District failed to justify its reasons for preventing girls from wrestling with boys.The school district alleged there are psychological, physical and moral risks of girls wrestling boys, but Brann said they did not present any expert testimony or examples to support those claims.Brian and Angie Beattie of Herndon filed a lawsuit last year, saying their daughter Audriana was being denied the opportunity to wrestle because of her gender.The girl’s attorneys, Terry Fromson and Abbe Fletman, issued a statement praising the judge’s decision.
