A Lehigh County judge says evidence in one of the cases against a former Allentown police officer accused of having sex with prostitutes while on the job will not be allowed at trial.
Jason Krasley’s attorney argued in July that Lehigh County investigators violated Krasley’s constitutional rights by influencing the identification process in one of the cases against him.
Lawyer for former Allentown police officer accused of having sex with prostitutes says investigators influenced witness identification
In the July filing, attorney Jim Burke focused on the identification of Krasley by a female accuser known as A.V.
The document contained screenshots from the March 2025 recorded interview with A.V. And two investigators.
During that interview, the filing says:
“A.V. identified the wrong year of the claimed interaction and could not identify the proper location.”
The filing says A.V. was initially shown a photo array that contained 11 photos, including Krasley’s, and that:
“After looking at each of the photographs for the first time, A.V. shakes her head in negation.”
A few minutes later, A.V. reportedly pointed to a photograph of Krasley’s former co-defendant, Evan Weaver, saying:
“He looks like he was there… But no one else looks familiar.”
A separate case involving Krasley and Weaver was dismissed after a different accuser stopped cooperating. All charges against Weaver were dropped.
The filing says twice during the March interview, investigators shuffled through paperwork in view of A.V. that included a full-size image of Krasley, and later put the image in front of A.V.
During a second photo array, the filing says that A.V. pointed to Krasley, asking:
“That’s not him by chance, is it?”
And after the investigators were silent, A.V. continued:
“I guess not.”
Krasley’s attorney says the photo identification procedure used by investigators was suggestive, influenced the outcome and violated Krasley’s constitutional rights.
The judge in the case has ruled that the identification made by A.V. cannot be used by prosecutors.
Krasley faces three cases of allegedly having sex with prostitutes while on duty.
In earlier filings, Krasley’s attorney, Jim Burke, argued all of the cases against his client should be dismissed due to prosecutorial misconduct.
Burke saying a former Lehigh County assistant district attorney that oversaw the investigation had conflicts of interest in the case.
In August of 2025, the case was referred to the Pennsylvania Attorney General.
PA AG steps in for prosecutions of Allentown police officers facing sex crimes charges