Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The case against Drexler will head to county court.
The case of Gabrielle Drexler, the Rosemont woman who authorities say falsely accused a Lower Merion police officer of stalking and sexually assaulting her, is headed to trial in the Court of Common Pleas. Drexler, 26, appeared before District Court Judge Margaret Hunsicker Tuesday morning for a preliminary hearing. She filed in July a federal lawsuit against two Lower Merion officers, the Lower Merion Police Department and its superintendent, and against the township, alleging that Police Officer Michael John had "repeatedly stalked her while on duty" and "also that he physically assaulted her." Drexler first made her accusations at a Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners meeting in May. After a grand jury was convened to …
Friday, November 18, 2011
The woman filed a lawsuit in July against Lower Merion Township, the township's police department, two officers and the police department superintendent.
A Rosemont woman who filed a federal lawsuit in July, alleging sexual assault by a Lower Merion police officer, was arrested Friday and charged with perjury after a grand jury concluded she falsified records of correspondence with him. The woman, Gabrielle P. Drexler, surprised the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners in May by making those criminal accusations against police officer Michael John and accusing officer Steven Salera of threats and intimidation. Drexler sued John, Salera, Lower Merion Township, the Lower Merion Police Department and police Superintendent Michael J. McGrath. Drexler is charged with third-degree felony perjury. She is also charged with false swearing in official proceedings, two counts of tampering …
Monday, July 18, 2011
The investigation turned more public last week in a civil lawsuit filed against two officers, the Lower Merion Police Department and its superintendent.
Editor's note: This article has been updated since it was originally published early Monday afternoon. The surprise public accusations by a Township woman two months ago, accusing one Lower Merion police officer of sexual assault and another of threats and intimidation, have resulted in a federal lawsuit against the two officers, the Lower Merion Police Department and its superintendent, and the Township itself. Attorneys for Gabrielle Drexler of Rosemont filed the eight-count lawsuit in U.S. District Court last week, alleging that Police Officer Michael John “repeatedly stalked her while he was on duty” and “and also that he physically assaulted her.” (See attached PDF for the lawsuit in its entirety.) Drexler is seeking compensatory and …
Mr. Wynnewood
8:47 pm on Friday, November 18, 2011
OWS? Hmmm - I'm thinking she looks a little Bachmannesque; somewhat twirly eyes, delusional, unbalanced. Perfect Tea Party if you ask me more ›