Northampton County court clears elected official of harassment charge

A Northampton County court has reversed a lower court’s decision and cleared a Slate Belt elected official of a summary charge of harassment.

Plainfield Township Supervisor Jane Mellert is not guilty of the charge, court records now show.

Slate Belt Regional Police Department issued Mellert a non-traffic citation in October for “harassment, subject other to physical contact” after an interaction between Mellert and the township’s manager, Paige Stefanelli, following an Aug. 27 township supervisors’ meeting…

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