Judge chides defendant in child sexual assault cases Times Leader

WILKES-BARRE — The status conference for Jack Covert on five separate child sexual assault cases Wednesday did not involve outstanding legal issues but the status of his lawyers. Covert, 64, of Dallas Township, has been represented by six attorneys since he was initially arrested by Dallas Township police in 2020. A seventh attorney, James J. Scanlon, was recently appointed to defend Covert. “He (Scanlon) is your attorney, this is it,” Lupas said while admonishing Covert for not getting along with his six prior lawyers. “We’re going to run out of attorneys in Luzerne County if you continue down this path,”…