Former Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Receives Sentence in New York Child Sex Abuse Case Involving a 9-Year-Old
Source: Erie County District Attorney’s Office
Steve Pigeon, the former Erie County Democratic Party Chairman, was sentenced to 364 days in jail after admitting to the sexual abuse of a child more than seven years ago.
The former political figure had pleaded guilty last month to one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a class D violent felony.
The case, which took a significant toll on the local community, came to a resolution when Pigeon, 63, received his sentence early Friday morning.
Erie County District Attorney John Flynn underlined the gravity of the crime, which occurred between November and December 2016, and involved a child who was 9-year-old at the time, 2WGRZ reported.
Justice William Boller of the State Supreme Court accepted a plea agreement,
