Raymond "R.C." Horsch cooperated with feds in 2012 on narcotics, crimes against children cases, documents show

Newly unsealed court documents reveal Raymond "R.C." Horsch cooperated with federal authorities and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia 14 years ago regarding outstanding narcotics and financial crimes cases and crimes against children.The information came to light after the Philadelphia Inquirer fought to lift the seal on several judicial documents concerning Horsch. U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond on Thursday granted the newspaper's request in part.Horsch was facing sentencing at the time in July 2012 on allegations that he had a large marijuana grow in the basement of his home in Chalfont, Bucks County.Horsch's deal, which was hidden from the public until Thursday, earned him a lighter sentence with some of the charges dropped.An assistant U.S. attorney said Horsch's information on drug trafficking and crimes against children was found to be credible and reliable but dated. It's unclear if Horsch's cooperation ever resulted in the prosecutions of others.A prosecutor wrote