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City man's secret life revealed after arrest
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By Joe Napsha
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, September 8, 2004

Greensburg police are investigating how a 48-year-old man posing as a woman and a cheerleader allegedly stole the identities of three women to obtain credit cards, took photos of high school cheerleaders and obtained numerous cheerleader uniforms and pom-poms.
Kelly Dawn Hullenbaugh's secret life came undone Friday night when police arrested him at his apartment after he allegedly was seen in the girls locker room at Greensburg Salem High School.

Police charged Hullenbaugh, of 213 E. Otterman St. Rear, Apt. B, Greensburg, with a felony count of criminal trespass, and also three counts of identity theft and presenting police with false identification. Hullenbaugh was placed in the Westmoreland County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bond after his arraignment before District Justice Cheryl Yakopec.

Hullenbaugh, who also is known as Robert Domasky, is physically a man but thinks of himself as a woman, police said. He is 5 feet,10 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. A prison spokeswoman said yesterday she did not know if Hullenbaugh was being held with the male inmates or the female inmates.

Hullenbaugh was arrested after police were alerted at 7 p.m. Friday that a man dressed like a woman in a white top and dark pants was seen near the girls locker room at the high school gym. Capt. George Seranko said the suspect ran out of the school after he was confronted by a female custodian, Robin Mutansky, who chased him.

Hullenbaugh allegedly told another custodian, Mike Youngsworth, that he was checking the grounds and proceeded to walk toward Redstone Highlands, an adjacent senior citizens residence, Seranko said.

Sgt. Chad Zucco recognized the description of the man as a transvestite who delivers newspapers. Hullenbaugh was an independent contractor who delivered the Tribune-Review in parts of Greensburg until last week.

Patrolman Jeff Pritts identified the suspect based on a previous case, and police went to his residence. Hullenbaugh would not open his apartment door though police knocked several times, said Patrolman John Swank, the arresting officer.

Lt. Stanley Joyce said he ordered police officers to break down the door after seeing that inside Hullenbaugh's Jeep was a foot-long knife next to a Greensburg Salem gym bag embroidered with the name "Nicole," which contained a cheerleading uniform and pom-poms.

With Greensburg Salem playing a football game at nearby Offutt Field at the same time, Joyce said he was concerned that the suspect might have abducted a girl by using the knife. A search of the apartment revealed that Hullenbaugh was alone, police said.

Thomas Shipley, Greensburg Salem's director of secondary education, said the district is investigating the incident and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. Shipley said that typically the cheerleaders do not use the locker rooms before home football games, but go directly to the middle school where they march to Offutt Field.

Police found numerous Greensburg Salem, Hempfield Area and University of Pittsburgh cheerleader uniforms in Hullenbaugh's apartment. There were cheerleading trophies in the name of Nicole King, many driver's licenses with Hullenbaugh's photo, Social Security cards, credit cards, utility bills, and cheerleading magazines in the names of Debbie and Kelly Anderson, Kelly Stein and Hullenbaugh.

A box of items taken from the apartment contained high school yearbooks, photos of Hullenbaugh dressed in cheerleading uniforms, and pictures of girls wearing Hempfield Area cheerleading uniforms, apparently taken in a locker room and in the high school gym.

None of the photos of the girls was of a sexual nature, Seranko said.

Seranko said police are trying to determine whether Hullenbaugh obtained the uniforms legally. He had documents identifying himself as a Greensburg Salem cheerleading coach.

Hullenbaugh is accused of stealing the identities of Kelly Stein Hullenbaugh, Nicole King Dyson and Jennifer Madsen. He allegedly told police he stole Kelly Stein Hullenbaugh's identity several years ago after meeting her at a beauty salon. He allegedly met Nicole King Dyson at a Donegal nursing home and met Madsen at the University of Pittsburgh.

While police alerted some of the victims to the identity theft, Swank said police still are seeking to contact a woman named Angela Ciglar. Police are asking any possible victims of the identity theft to contact them at 724-834-3800.

A hearing for Hullenbaugh is tentatively scheduled for Thursday before District Justice James Albert, of Greensburg.