Pa. House Republicans discuss stalking law shortcomings [Video]

PERKASIE, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — A Pennsylvania House GOP Policy Committee hearing on Wednesday focused on how to strengthen state law to better protect victims of stalking.

“Many of our laws in this commonwealth do not effectually protect victims of stalking — especially victims where they have no connection to the stalker,” said Bucks County Republican State Rep. Shelby Labs.

“With the growth of social media and online search capabilities, many of our current laws do not account for the increased access stalkers have to information on someone they don’t know.”

Lawmakers and county officials attended the discussion at Upper Bucks Technical School to identify the various forms of stalking and the legal blind spots that prevent law enforcement personnel from intervening.

District Attorney Jen Schorn testified at the hearing about a case out of Bedminster Township, where a woman was stalked by a stranger for years, but law enforcement couldn’t step in because …