CLEARFIELD – Fifth Congressional District candidate Derek Walker released the following statement regarding the charges filed against him:
“These charges are false. The entire matter is politically motivated — any thinking citizen in our area understands that charges of this nature brought 5 days before an election are clearly motivated by politics.
I have never had a conversation or been questioned by the DA or any representative from his office. I am confident that the residents of our region will see this entire matter for what it is — politics at its worst.”
An alleged statement from the alleged victim was also sent with that release through Walker’s campaign, however it has not been verified if the statement was made by the alleged victim.
Walker faces burglary, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, stalking and related charges.
According to court documents, the criminal complaint was filed on Thursday, April 17.
It is alleged that on Aug. 25, 2007 officers Vince McGinnis and Nathan Curry were called to meet with a Clearfield woman.
The woman stated that there was a disturbance on the second floor of her apartment. She related to police that she and a male companion had entered her apartment after meeting at a local tavern. Both were long-time friends. When they entered her apartment at 2 a.m. the apartment was warm so they left the door open. The two began to talk and became intimate.
Several minutes passed before they allegedly heard Walker make a statement about the video ending her job. Both the woman and the man told police they saw Walker with a cell phone in his hand. They reported that they got the impression that Walker taped them.
After allegedly making the comment Walker left the apartment.
The woman stated that earlier in the year she and Walker had dated. Due to problems the relationship ended in June 2007. The woman said that she took steps to avoid Walker. She also told police that Walker was at Busters when she met her friend, and that he had no contact with her. She also stated that she did not hear Walker enter her apartment.
Curry made contact with Walker. Curry advised Walker not to have anymore contact with the woman. According to the affidavit of probable cause Walker admitted to the officer to being in the woman’s apartment, stating that he knocked and wanted to smooth things over with the woman. He reportedly told police that he witnessed the woman and man on the sofa and to making a comment.
On Oct. 17, 2007 the woman and a friend were at a Penn State football game when the woman received a phone message from Walker’s phone. According to the affidavit the message read, “Wow, that move takes balls, how did you end up with my tickets?”
The report states that the woman and her friend left the game after receiving the message. Another encounter allegedly occurred at the Sons of Italy in Clearfield, in which Walker reportedly approached her and engaged in a conversation with her.