A 24-year-old Union City, New Jersey man will serve 4.5 months to two years in jail for indecent assault stemming from an encounter at a Poconos party. Jeremy A. Vera was sentenced Wednesday in Monroe County.
According to the Pocono Record, Vera was sentenced in connection with an indecent-assault case. The report describes the incident as occurring at a party on Resica Falls Road in Middle Smithfield Township.
The report places the party on Resica Falls Road in Middle Smithfield Township.
A Plea That Cut Vera’s Exposure Dramatically
A Plea That Cut Vera’s Exposure Dramatically Under Pennsylvania law, rape of an unconscious victim or a person unable to consent due to intoxication is graded as a first-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Indecent assault without consent, by contrast, is classified as a second-degree misdemeanor carrying a statutory maximum of two years in prison and a $5,000 fine, according to DiCindio Law. Vera’s actual sentence of 4.5 months to two years falls within that maximum…