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Connellsville woman pleads no contest in child sex case

By Mark Hofmann mhofmann@heraldstandard.Com 1 min read
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A Connellsville woman pleaded no contest to allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old boy.

On Wednesday, Crystal Shannon Shroyer, 33, pleaded no contest in a Fayette County courtroom on charges of statutory sexual assault and corrup-tion of a minor.

Police stated that Shroyer said she knew the alleged victim through other children, and admitted to having sex with him at a party she hosted at her Prospect Street home on March 6, 2015.

Fayette Assistant District Attorney J.W. Eddy told Senior Judge Gerald Solomon the commonwealth offered a plea deal of one to two years imprisonment.

Shroyer’s court-appointed attorney, Diane Zerega, said because statutory sexual assault is a felony and a Megan’s Law offense, Shroyer will be evaluated to be determined to meet the criteria of a violent sexual predator.

The results of the evaluation will be considered for Shroyer’s sentencing hearing, which will be set at a later date.

Shroyer is free on $10,000 bond.

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