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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…

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