PENNSYLVANIA
Crime Online
by Leigh Egan
May 1, 2017
After a Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenager and getting her pregnant, a judge shut down a two-year sentence jail term agreement and said that the punishment was “too low.”
People reports that Jacob Malone, 35, a married pastor of Exton, Pennsylvania, began sexually assaulting a 14-year-old teen in the fall of 2014 while he was acting as her guardian. According to Chester County Assistant District Attorney Emily Provencher, the sexual abuse lasted about a year. During the one-year time span, the suspect gave the victim alcohol and ended up getting her pregnant.
Malone was convicted of corruption of minors, institutional sex assault, and endangerment the welfare of children. Judge Jacqueline Cody sentenced Malone to three to six years in prison, followed by five months probation. After release, he’ll have to register as a sex offender for 15 years.
“This is one of the times when the court system fails. You are serving a sentence much lighter than the crime deserves,” Judge Cody said.
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