Staff report

WARREN — A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 12 months in prison and designated a Tier 1 sex/child victim offender after pleading guilty to gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony, court records show.

Leroy A. Yoder, of Emlenton, Pa., was convicted in Trumbull County Common Pleas court in connection with a February 2024 incident in which he fondled a 13-year-old male victim known to him. Yoder entered his guilty plea on April 29 before Judge Ronald Rice.

As part of his designation as a Tier 1 offender, Yoder is required to register annually with the Sheriff’s Office for 15 years.

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