PITTSBURGH (PA)
PennLive
12/12/2005, 5:12 p.m. ET
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former assistant pastor at a suburban Pittsburgh church pleaded guilty Monday to several sex charges involving a 17-year-old girl, the Allegheny County district attorney said.
David Valencia, 49, pleaded guilty to one count each of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors, and three counts of unlawful contact with a minor.
After a hearing, he was sentenced to two to four years in state prison, followed by five years' probation. A county judge also ordered Valencia to be registered as a sex offender. State officials will determine whether he should be classified as a sexually violent predator.
Valencia is a former assistant pastor at Christ Church at Grove Farm in Ohio Township, about 10 miles north of Pittsburgh.