Scott Township Man Accused of Sex Assault Pleads to Lesser Charge
Christopher Pancari pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child earlier this month and was sentenced to one year of probation.
The Scott Township man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl pleaded no contest to a lesser charge.
Christopher Pancari, 44, pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child earlier this month and was sentenced to one year of probation, according to according to online court records.
Scott police arrested Pancari in July 2011 and accused him of trying to molest a teenage girl on multiple occasions over a three-year period. He was charged with two counts each of rape, aggravated indecent assault, attempted rape, indecent assault and one count each of endangering the welfare of a child and corruption of minors.
District Judge Gary Zyra dismissed all the charges against Pancari during his preliminary hearing the following month. However, investigators re-filed the charges and Pancari has been awaiting trial since August 2012.
The Allegheny County district attorney’s office did not say what went into the negotiations for the plea agreement. Scott Township police did not have a comment on the agreement.
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rose altvater
10:04 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
ONE YEAR OF PROBATION !!!?????
Steelergirl
3:03 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
My thoughts exactly Rose one year probation is not enough. They need to make the punishment tougher maybe people would think twice about their actions. Makes me sick to my stomach that is all he got.
Bill
3:23 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
How about castration and fifty years to life in jail!
Mike Jones
3:32 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
You guys are going to have to ask the DA's office those questions. They won't elaborate on the reasons behind plea deals.
ella
4:25 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
I'm going to play devil's advocate here, but maybe the teenager was unreliable? Maybe the charges were falsely placed? Remember that the magistrate dismissed the charges initially. Believe me, I HATE child predators, but I also know that today's teens are mischievous in scary ways.