I found these two articles that might indicate he was arrested for another crime in another area. It also states his trial has been delayed because he was in and out of mental facilities. He was declared competent to stand trial in 2015.
The timeline of the crimes line up since all occurred before he was arrested in late 2009.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...lay-teens-victims-prosecutor-article-1.113868
http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/8309771-74/pierce-trial-sexual
Greensburg man's rape trial proceeds after 6 years
RICH CHOLODOFSKY**Tuesday*May 5, 2015, 11:39*p.m.
A Greensburg man went on trial Tuesday on charges that he had sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl six years ago.
Westmoreland County prosecutors contend Samuel Pierce, 33, forced sexual contact on the teenager at an apartment near Westmoreland Mall in late 2008 and again in early 2009.
Westmoreland County Judge Debra Pezze started hearing evidence in the nonjury trial in which Pierce is charged with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault and indecent assault as well as two counts of corruption of a minor.
Pierce's accuser, now 20 and working as a nursing assistant, testified she lied to her parents to attend the party where Pierce was present.
She said she and the other guests smoked marijuana before she was assaulted by Pierce in the bathroom when he barged in and touched her breasts. Two hours later, she said, Pierce again entered the bathroom and forced her to have sex.
“I tried screaming, but he put a towel around my mouth and said if I told anyone he would kill me,” she testified.
She told Pezze that Pierce again forced sex upon her in the apartment's bedroom two months later during a party to celebrate her 14th birthday.
Pierce was arrested in late 2009 and has been in jail since then.
According to court records, the case against him has been delayed repeatedly as Pierce was in and out of mental health facilities and jail.
Earlier this year, Pierce was finally declared competent to stand trial. The nonjury trial will continue Wednesday.
Rich Cholodofsky is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-830-6293 or*
[email protected].
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