Theft charges against a former Allentown police officer who is also charged with sex crimes were dropped Friday, according to officials.<\/p>\n
District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced Friday that theft charges against Jason Krasley, 48, were withdrawn following a hearing.<\/p>\n
Holihan said all charges were dropped because of \u201cprosecutorial discretion,\u201d and that his office will not have additional comment.<\/p>\n
Krasley, of Upper Milford Township, was accused of stealing $5,000 during a drug raid six years ago.<\/a><\/p>\n His attorney James Burke said during a hearing last week<\/a> that he would seek a dismissal of the charges, saying that evidence presented at a June hearing did not establish probable cause. In a motion filed by Burke, he said there was not enough evidence to charge Krasley, saying that Krasley was never seen accessing the bin or container with the money in it.<\/p>\n \u201cI commend District Attorney Holihan in his thorough review of this case with me and determining that the entire underpinnings of the motivations of the initial prosecution, including the preparation, investigation and charging of these offenses was improperly furthered before he personally took this case over and reviewed the matter,\u201d Burke said Friday in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cUnfortunately, the very issues that justified the withdrawal of this unfounded case also were the foundation of my allegations in the cases that were conflicted and taken over by the Attorney General\u2018s office. I only hope that they review the case with the same foresight and conclude as he did, that the prosecution of Jason Krasley should be withdrawn.\u201d<\/p>\n Krasley remains charged in four other cases, which were handed over to the state attorney general\u2019s office over the summer because of a potential conflict of interest. Charges in those cases include rape, indecent assault and involuntary servitude. <\/p>\n He remains free on bail. He was once charged in seven different criminal cases, including the theft case. Two other cases alleging sex crimes were dismissed since, according to court records.<\/p>\n