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Michael Schechterly

Pennsylvania Judge Takes Guilty Plea In Child Sex Assault Case Pennsylvania Judge Takes Guilty Plea In Child Sex Assault Case
Pennsylvania Judge Takes Guilty Plea In Child Sex Assault Case A Pennsylvania judge accepted a guilty plea in a case of child sex assault and obstructing a separate investigation, authorities announced Thursday. Perry County District Judge Michael Schechterly, 58, of Newport pleaded guilty to inappropriate contact with minors, intimidating a witness, and obstructing an investigation of sexual misconduct by a state constable, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Schechterly, who was elected in 2011, was charged with unlawful contact with children and other counts in Nov. 2020 following a state police investigation that found he sexually…