ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A former Allentown police officer already facing felony charges in two cases was charged again Thursday, according to court documents.
Jason Michael Krasley, 47, of Upper Milford Township, in November was charged with felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property over $2,000.
He was charged Jan. 10 — alongside Sgt. Evan Weaver — with rape, involuntary sexual servitude and prostitution.
Authorities allege Krasley and Weaver forced a woman to perform sexual acts on them in exchange for not arresting her while they worked together on the Allentown Police Department’s Vice and Intelligence Unit from 2011 to 2015.
Krasley was charged again Thursday and released on bail for the third time in less than three months, court records show.
Krasley’s total bail adds up to almost $1 million across his three cases. He previously posted bail amounts of $750,000 and $100,000.Lehigh County court records
The nine new charges include rape, involuntary servitude, indecent sexual assault and official oppression.
Those charges stem from an incident that allegedly occurred April 1, 2018, according to court documents.
Details on the charges were not immediately available Friday morning, as court documents were still sealed.
Krasley left the Allentown Police Department in 2021. He was fired in November from his job as an investigator for the U.S. Center for SafeSport.
Bail battle
District Judge Michael D’Amore on Thursday set Krasley’s bail at $100,000; Krasley was released the same day after posting 10% of that amount, Lehigh County Court records show.
Krasley’s total bail adds up to almost $1 million across his three cases.
Krasley was released earlier this month after posting 10% of his $750,000 bail on rape and sexual assault charges. He was released in November without having to post any of his $100,000 bail for felony theft charges.
Lehigh County prosecutors are seeking to revoke bail for Krasley and Weaver as their cases work through the court system.
Authorities say that, because they face potential life sentences, they should not have been released on bail.
A judge can impose a life sentence on defendants convicted of rape and involuntary servitude, Assistant District Attorney Eric Dowdle argued last month.
Krasley’s attorney, James Burke, said prosecutors are “masquerading” a sentencing enhancement as a bail restriction.
Judge Thomas Caffrey is expected to rule in February on prosecutors’ emergency petition to reset bail for Krasley and Weaver.
