Nation IN BRIEF : PENNSYLVANIA : Sex Suspect Is Held on $20-Million Bail
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An AIDS-infected man charged with paying boys and young men for sex was ordered held on $20- million bail over fears he might try to kill himself. Edward Savitz, 50, was arrested a second time Saturday night in Philadelphia on seven new charges of sexually abusing two teen-age boys during the last three years. Savitz, an executive at a company that administers health and retirement plans, had been released the day before when his brother posted $300,000 bond, 10% of the $3-million bail, on the original charges. Authorities said they had located 10 boys, including four under age 16, who said they had contact with Savitz.
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