PENNSYLVANIA
The Herald
By Joe Pinchot
Herald Staff Writer
MERCER — A former local pastor was convicted by a jury of molesting a boy over four years.
Lee A. Moore, 47, of Erie, was found guilty Wednesday of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, statutory sexual assault, corruption of a minor and indecent assault, said Assistant Mercer County District Attorney Dan Davis, who prosecuted the case.
“Obviously, the family, especially the victim, are very happy with the verdict, and so are we,” Davis said. “I believe justice was done in this case.”
When Moore is sentenced Sept. 4 by Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas R. Dobson, he will face a mandatory minimum prison term of 5 years on the charge of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, a first-degree felony, Davis said.
The trial ran Tuesday and Wednesday morning with the verdict coming at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, he said.
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