Jose M. Ramos-Levia Arrested on Rape of a Child and 8 Additional Charges
Former Hazleton resident taken into custody by federal agents on warrants from Hazleton City Police; remanded after unable to post $150,000 bail.
On October 21, 2026, federal agents arrested 40-year-old Jose M. Ramos-Levia in York, Pennsylvania, on a Hazleton City Police warrant alleging multiple child sexual abuse offenses. He faces a first-degree charge of rape of a child and eight additional charges — including rape by threat, multiple counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault of a person under 13, and corruption of minors — and was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Antolick and remanded to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility after being unable to post $150,000 bail. All charges are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.