In February, police in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, arrested 34-year-old Abbiejane Swogger, a former stripper and special education teacher's aide, after they found her in a hotel room with drugs, alcohol, condoms, and three teens. Since that time, there have been new developments in the case, resulting in the filing of 33 additional charges, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor, and selling or furnishing liquor to minors.
According to the latest criminal complaint, Swogger hosted a party on January 18 at the home of a 15-year-old boy, during which time she allegedly stripped in the presence of three men and four boys, whom she allegedly allowed to touch her inappropriately. Police learned of that incident after Swogger's February arrest, when photos taken at the party of a nude Swogger appeared on the Internet.
The new charges also revolve around statements given to police by a 17-year-old boy who claims he had sex with Abbiejane Swogger on numerous occasions, dating back to January. The boy also admitted to receiving alcohol and drugs from Swogger.
When police informed Swogger of the new charges -- specifically, the charge of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse -- Swogger allegedly said, "How serious is that?"
The complaint also details another incident in which Swogger allegedly attempted to hire two girls to beat up a third girl, who she believed was responsible for posting the party pictures on the Internet.
Prior to the most recent charges filed against her, Swogger was already behind bars on several other charges, including possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and four counts of corruption of a minor. Those charges stemmed from a series of incidents that occurred at a New Kensington hotel in February.
According to police, they went to the Clarion Hotel on February 21 to investigate a reported runaway of two teenage girls. Upon arriving at the hotel, investigators discovered that Swogger, someone they knew had previous contact with the girls, had checked into a room at the hotel. When police questioned Abbiejane Swogger about the runaways, she allegedly told them she had not seen the two teens. Suspicious of her claims, investigators conducted a search of her hotel room, at which time they found the two missing teens, along with another teen, with alcohol, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and condom wrappers. Investigators also reported smelling marijuana inside the room.
During a later interview with Fox News, Swogger said she had booked the hotel room so she could party with some adult friends and not the teens who were found there.
"I got a hotel room with me and my girls, and my son came to the hotel with his friends," Swogger said. "I did not serve them any alcohol. . . .If there was marijuana there, it was not mine."
Swogger admitted that there were open condom wrappers inside the room but denied having sex with anyone.
"I did not have any sex," she said, adding, "If they were having sex, they kept it pretty discreet."
In the days following Abbiejane Swogger's arrest, the Highlands School District sent her a letter about her conduct and failure to show up for work.
"She did not follow proper procedures in not showing up for work," Superintendent Karol Galcik told Post-gazette.com. "We said that she had a choice to resign or we would be taking this to the school board."
Swogger responded by formally resigning from her position.
Abbiejane Swogger is being held in the Westmoreland County Jail on a $50,000 bond. She is scheduled to make her next court appearance on May 1 before District Judge Carolyn Bengel.
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