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Lieutenant Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was killed after a portion of a building collapsed during a fire officials say was intentionally set.  PHILADELPHIA - Two men have been indicted in connection with the fire and collapse of a Fairhill pizza shop that claimed the life of a veteran member of the Philadelphia Fire Department in June 2022.United States Attorney Jacqueline Romero announced Wednesday that 29-year-old Al-Ashraf Khalil and 29-year-old Issam Jaghama were indicted with one count of conspiracy to commit malicious damage by means of fire of a building used in interstate commerce and one count of malicious damage by means of fire of a building used in interstate commerce.Khalil was also charged with wire fraud and one count of using fire in advancement of the commission of the wire fraud.RELATED COVERAGE:According to authorities, the charges stem from the June 2022 arson at a pizza shop at 300 West Indiana Avenue, in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood, which ultimately resulted in the death of Lt. Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department.

PHILADELPHIA - A former Springside Chestnut Hill Academy teacher and an accomplice have pled guilty to multiple child sexual abuse offenses, U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Romero announced.Philadelphia resident Andrew Wolf, 42, and Carthage, New York resident Kray Strange, 20, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to manufacture child sexual abuse materials, along with other charges, in February.Officials said the two carried out an elaborate online child exploitation catfishing scheme from May 202 to October 2021.