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Wednesday 22 June 2016

Attorney for accused mom in Bucks case: Hold judgment

"Anybody can be arrested - your friends, your neighbors, your family, or even you - but it doesn't mean you're guilty." So argued attorneys Wednesday for Savilla Stoltzfus, the jailed mother of a teenage girl found living in a Bucks County home with a man accused of raping and fathering children with her.

Those were the first public comments of any kind made on behalf of either parent involved in the unusual and still-unfolding case.

Savilla Stoltzfus, 42, of Quarryville, Lancaster County, was arrested last week along with her husband, Daniel Stoltzfus, on charges of child endangerment.

They told authorities that they "gifted" their then-14-year-old daughter, now 18, to Lee Kaplan in gratitude for his having helped save the couple's Quarryville farm from financial ruin. In addition to that girl's two young children, nine other girls were living in the house, who the Stoltzfuses claim are all their daughters.


"Until all the facts are in, we ask that the court of public opinion hold its judgment of our client as well. Stay tuned," read the statement, issued by attorneys Cary B. Hall and Alexander G. Tuttle.

The allegations against her are "unconfirmed," they said.

Savilla Stoltzfus spent most of her time living in the Feasterville home with Kaplan and the girls.

Kaplan, 51, was arrested on statutory rape and other charges.

No attorneys are listed for Daniel Stoltzfus or Kaplan. Savilla Stoltzfus' attorneys are not representing her husband.

Investigators continue to piece together the relationships among Kaplan, the females, and the Stoltzfuses.

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