Crime & Safety

Case of Real Estate Agent's Attempted Rape Ends in Plea Deal

Frank A. Yeager, of 111 Hickory Lane, West Rockhill Township, pleads guilty to trying to lure a real estate agent into an Upper Macungie model home so that he could rape her, according to online court records.

A Bucks County man pleaded guilty Monday in Lehigh County Court to attempting to lure a real estate agent into an Upper Macungie model home last November so that he could rape her, according to online court records.

 after an investigation by state police at Fogelsville and the now-defunct Berks-Lehigh Regional Police.

At the time, Yeager, 29, was charged with one count of criminal attempt rape, two counts of carrying firearms without a license, and one count of possessing instruments of crime, a first-degree misdemeanor.

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In a negotiated plea, Yeager pleaded guilty to criminal attempt to commit rape by forceable compulsion, according to online court records. It is a felony that carries up to 20 years in prison, according to a report in The Morning Call. He is awaiting sentencing.

Additional firearms charges were withdrawn, according to the online court records.

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Yeager was arraigned in December by District Judge Michael Faulkner of Upper Macungie and sent to Lehigh County Prison in lieu of $500,000 bail, where he has been since.

According to Lehigh County District Attorney's office, an affidavit of probable cause alleged the following:

On Nov. 25, a saleswoman for Pulte Homes at 1613 Windmill Lane, Upper Macungie, reported to Berks-Lehigh Regional Police that a man came to her office and asked to see one of the model homes.

The woman told police that she did not feel comfortable with the man because he was acting in a strange manner; he did not ask for any information about the home. The woman said she told the man he could look at the home himself.

The woman reported the man stayed in the home for about 45 minutes and then returned to the sales office, saying there was a water leak in the model home. The man insisted the woman look at the leak but left abruptly when a male co-worker entered her office, the woman said.

The woman said she checked the model home and found no leak. The bedroom curtains had been pulled shut and the lights had been turned off.

The woman gave police a description of the man. An information bulletin was sent to numerous Lehigh Valley area real estate agents and offices and surrounding police agencies. 

The investigation revealed that there were numerous reports from real estate agents of a man who matched the description, and a joint investigation was started with state police. A description of the man’s truck and his registration number were obtained through the investigation.

Police determined the truck was registered to Frank Yeager of West Rockhill Township. Police executed search warrants of Yeager’s truck and his residence.

Police seized a knapsack that contained numerous objects, including matches, a lighter, scissors, knives, an electrical cable stripper package, binoculars, a black ski mask, gloves, a rope, two handguns and ammunition, a metal chain with padlocks and duct tape. Police also found a second roll of duct tape, a crow bar and realty brochures in the truck.

Police also found drawings and writings that detailed his plans, scheme and design.


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