The detective who seized the cell phone of a suspected serial rapist testified Wednesday that he took the smart phone because police were concerned the suspect might be deleting evidence.
And prosecutors argue that any evidence gleaned from the phone was secured only after properly securing a search warrant.
Northampton County Judge Stephen Baratta heard testimony Wednesday as defense attorneys for alleged rapist Seth Mull are trying to suppress evidence gathered by investigators in connection to three alleged attacks that occurred in Northampton County last year.
Mull faces a plethora of charges for allegedly imprisoning, drugging and raping four women over a roughly eight-week span at two hotels in Bethlehem, one in Hanover Township and one in Philadelphia. Prosecutors have asked to consolidate the Philadelphia case with the three cases in Northampton County.
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