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Defending the Unjustly Accused: Louis Busico’s Successful Legal Strategies

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"The last time I checked, the customer service department had no complaints about these girls." - Lou Busico, who represents one of the women charged with prostitution at a Quakertown spa.


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Girlfriend Cleared in Stabbing

By Laurie Mason, Staff Writer


A Northampton woman was cleared Monday of charges that she stabbed her boyfriend in the bathroom, tossed him over a balcony railing, then watched him plunge to the ground.


Pamela LaPorte, 33, of Wycombe Way in Holland, had been charged with aggravated assault and simple assault in connection with the January 27 incident at her townhouse.


Bucks County Judge Kenneth Biehn found LaPorte not guilty following a brief nonjury trial in Doylestown.


Police were called to the scene around 2 a.m. after neighbors reported hearing a commotion and then seeing LaPorte’s boyfriend, William Ellsworth, 30, on the ground outside the townhouse.


Ellsworth was found with a stab wound to his head and back, and he was taken to St. Mary Medical Center, where he was treated and released.


LaPorte was arrested at the scene and charged with assault. Her attorney, Louis Busico, argued that LaPorte acted in self-defense.


Biehn ruled that LaPorte had to pay court costs but that she should face no further penalty.


LaPorte was arrested in January after police responded to a 911 call from her townhouse. Her then-boyfriend, William Ellsworth, was found lying on the ground bleeding. Biehn told officers that LaPorte attacked him. Witnesses claimed that LaPorte knifed him during an argument in the bathroom and then pushed him off the balcony where he was looking over the railing. LaPorte was taken into custody at the scene and charged with assault. However, Busico argued that LaPorte had acted in self-defense.


Busico questioned Ellsworth’s credibility, pointing out that Ellsworth initially lied to police about his injuries, claiming he had fallen off the balcony. “There was no evidence that Ms. LaPorte did anything wrong,” Busico said. “We don’t know whether he fell off the balcony or if he was pretending to be Spider-Man and climbed down, but my client didn’t push him.”


Busico said it’s still unknown how Ellsworth’s head was cut, but no evidence indicated LaPorte attacked him. Biehn treated as a hospital emergency room, which would require three stitches.


Prosecutors rested their case Monday after presenting testimony from several witnesses and officers who responded to the 911 call.


“We are glad the charges were dismissed,” said Busico. “Pamela is ecstatic to be vindicated. There was no way she could have done what she was accused of doing.”


Laurie Mason can be reached at 215-949-4185 or lmason@phillyBurbs.com.


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This case demonstrates Louis Busico’s ability to effectively defend his clients, ensuring that justice prevails. His expertise and dedication to his clients' rights are evident in the successful outcomes of the cases he handles.




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