South Jersey Man, 68, Gets 3 Years For Inappropriate Sexual Conduct With Girl

A 68-year-old man from South Jersey has been sentenced to three years in state prison for inappropriate sexual conduct with an underage girl, authorities said.

Anthony Perona
Photo Credit: *Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office*

Jon Craig

11/18/2021 5:53 p.m.

Anthony J. Perona, 68, of Mullica Hill in Gloucester County was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty in August to endangering the welfare of a child, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill said.

Shill did not release details about the sexual conduct.

Perona’s Aug. 2 guilty plea came shortly after a jury trial on several related charges which resulted in a hung jury, Shill said.

Perona acknowledged engaging in sexual conduct with a juvenile female known to him which would "tend to impair or debauch her morals," Shill said.

Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Flammer handled the case.

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