A Chester County woman is in custody after police say she injected two teenagers, ages 14 and 16, with heroin.
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Jessica Lynn Riffey’s arrest was announced Monday. They said Riffey’s boyfriend, Jameson Burn, brought the paraphernalia to the house and also supplied the children with heroin to snort, according to the criminal complaint.
District Attorney Thomas Hogan said the family lived in a trailer in which numerous people were using heroin.
Riffey was charged with corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children and drug delivery. She is behind bars in lieu of $50,000 bail.
Stay with CBSPhilly.com for the latest on this developing story. Burn has been charged with drug dealing and other offenses. Thankfully, the children are now safe and will be afforded treatment if necessary.
According to a press release issued Monday, on Thursday West Caln Sgt. Christopher Fries responded to Riffey’s home for a well-being check on a 14-year old girl.
Police found both Victim 1 and a 16-year-old boy (Victim 2) at the residence. “Injecting children… with heroin demonstrates a depravity that defies belief”. When questioned by police, Riffey allegedly admitted to injecting them no more than three times, while sitting in her bedroom, records indicate.
So by introducing heroin to teenagers whose brains are still in the developmental phase, Riffey endangered not only their short-term but also their long-term health.
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“Anybody who downplays the threat of heroin or coddles heroin dealers is inviting disaster into our community”.
