It is incarceration.”Īccording to Cardamone, the incident occurred when Garcia and the victim - who did not appear at the proceeding and whose name is being withheld by the Daily Local News because of the nature of the crime - were students together at WCU. He made what is surely the worst mistake of his life, and it is going to affect him for the rest of his life. “This is a terrible situation,” said defense attorney Ryan Grace of West Chester. But he did not offer any open apology during the proceeding before Royer, letting his attorney speak for him. Garcia, a 22-year-old from Lancaster who appeared in court in a grey suit and white shirt, his black hair at shoulder length, admitted that he had assaulted the woman, who had been his friend, while in his room in Goshen Hall at the school. “I think he knows already that what he did was wrong, and this nine months in jail will reinforce that.” “We agree it is in the best interest for everyone,” Cardamone, who oversees sexual assault cases for the DA’s Office, told Common Pleas Judge Alison Bell Royer, who was presiding over Garcia’s plea. Only by the agreement of the victim in the case and Garcia’s own stated remorse was he spared a longer stretch behind bars.Īccording to District Attorney Chief of Staff Andrea Cardamone, her office had approved a sentence of nine to 23 months in Chester County Prison, sex offenders treatment, eight years of consecutive probation, and Megan’s Law registration after discussing the resolution with the victim and the arresting officer at WCU. WEST CHESTER - A former student at West Chester University who sexually molested a female friend in his dorm room when she needed a place to sleep will spend the coming nine months in prison for the crime, as well as several years under the eye of Chester County Court officials.īut whatever punishment that Daniel Garcia will undergo in the coming months and years could have been much worse.Īccording to state sentencing guidelines, the crime that Garcia pleaded guilty to on Monday - aggravated indecent assault - carries with it a recommended sentence of at least 22 months in state prison and as many as four years in that setting.
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