Usually I don’t cover A’s crimes until we learn a definitive identity of A, but for “Charles” I am making an exception. His crazy behavior has been the focus of the last two PLL episodes, as he thought it would be a good idea to forcibly restrain six girls in his disturbing, creepy, life-sized dollhouse. It’s scary to think about the fact that we once found Mona’s toy dollhouse problematic. Her entire lair comes dangerously close to looking normal at this point! In case you hadn’t figured this out, Charles’s conduct is NOT legal in the least, which makes him the perfect villain for my blog!
Let’s discuss the major elephant in the room first!
Charles’s Major Crime!
18 PA Cons. Stat. § 2901. Kidnapping. (in relevant part)
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( a) Offense defined.–Except as provided in subsection (a.1), a person is guilty of kidnapping if he unlawfully removes another a substantial distance under the circumstances from the place where he is found, or if he unlawfully confines another for a substantial period in a place of isolation, with any of the following intentions:
(3) To inflict bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another.
(b) Grading.–The following apply:
(1) Kidnapping under subsection (a) is a felony of the first degree.
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Additionally, while we don’t know specifics of what the girls went through because of Charles’s torture, we know enough to assume Charles would be found guilty of more.
18 PA Cons. Stat. § 2709. Harassment.
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(a) Offense defined.–A person commits the crime of harassment when, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another, the person: (1) strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects the other person to physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same; (2) follows the other person in or about a public place or places; (3) engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which serve no legitimate purpose; (4) communicates to or about such other person any lewd, lascivious, threatening or obscene words, language, drawings or caricatures; (5) communicates repeatedly in an anonymous manner; (6) communicates repeatedly at extremely inconvenient hours; or (7) communicates repeatedly in a manner other than specified in paragraphs (4), (5) and (6).
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And that’s not all… (This is starting to sound like the Big A infomercial):
18 PA Cons Stat. § 2709.1. Stalking.
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(a) Offense defined.–A person commits the crime of stalking when the person either: (1) engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts toward another person, including following the person without proper authority, under circumstances which demonstrate either an intent to place such other person in reasonable fear of bodily injury or to cause substantial emotional distress to such other person; or (2) engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly communicates to another person under circumstances which demonstrate or communicate either an intent to place such other person in reasonable fear of bodily injury or to cause substantial emotional distress to such other person.
(c) Grading.– (1) Except as otherwise provided for in paragraph (2), a first offense under this section shall constitute a misdemeanor of the first degree.
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It already looks like Charles would be screwed in any reasonable court, so stay tuned as we find out more and sound off in the comments if there are more PLL broken laws you would like me to cover! Thanks for reading!
