STATE POLICE IN DUBOIS HAVE CHARGED 27-YEAR-OLD FREDERICK PORRIN OF FALLS CREEK AFTER TROOPERS SAY HE ASSAULTED A WOMAN OVER A CUSTODY DISPUTE. HE IS FACING SIMPLE ASSAULT, HARASSMENT AND DISCORDERLY CONDUCT CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY REPEADEDLY PUSHING THE VICTIM ON JUNE 4TH AT A RESIDENCE ON RIDGE AVENUE IN FALLS CREEK BOROUGH. AN ARGUMENT BEGAN BECAUSE OF THE VICTIM WAS IN A NEW RELATIONSHIP AND PORRIN DIDN’T WANT THE NEW BOYFRIEND AROUND THEIR CHILD. OFFICERS OBSERVED BRUISES ACROSS THE WOMAN’S NOSE AND A SCRATCH MARK. PORRIN IS DUE IN COURT FOR HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING ON AUGUST 25TH.
