Lebanon County woman accused of years of child sex abuse

LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – A Lebanon County woman has been charged with sexually abusing two children over several years, according to the district attorney’s office.

Police received an allegation of possible child abuse committed by Katherine Longo through a childline referral. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the children had endured years of sexual abuse, during which Longo would show pornography to “demonstrate her expectations,” according to the district attorney’s office.

The alleged abuse began when the victims were just five years old. Both victims described their experiences, which in some cases involved inflicting pain on the victims and performing sexual acts between multiple individuals, the district attorney’s office said.

The extensive abuse alleged by the victims was graphically detailed by the district attorney’s office. Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf described Longo as “the lowest of the low.”

“The victims’ allegations are horrific. “I cannot fathom how a series of facts and a series of sexual assaults could be more evil, more disgusting and more worthy of being left to rot in jail as a defendant,” Graf said.

The district attorney’s office said Longo has been charged with rape of a child, involuntary sexual intercourse with a child – victim under sixteen (16), involuntary sexual intercourse with a child, indecent assault – victim under thirteen, and other related charges.

Longo is being held in jail pending resolution of charges, the district attorney’s office said.

Anyone with information about the incident can contact the Detective Bureau at 717-228-4403 or the Lebanon City Police Department.

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