(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: April 26, 2024):  District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that a Kane Man who previously pled guilty to assaulting a minor child has been sentenced to state prison.  During a sentencing hearing before a McKean County Judge, Mark Wilson, of Kane was sentenced to 5 years to 10 years plus 3 years of consecutive supervision.  Wilson was previously deemed to be a sexually violent predator and has to register as a sex offender for his lifetime.  Wilson pled guilty in October to 2 counts of indecent assault and corruption of minors. Additional terms include no contact with the victim or any unsupervised contact with other juveniles, sex offender counseling, and provide a DNA sample.  

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KANE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO INDECENT ASSAULT AGAINST CHILD UNDER 13

(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: October 27, 2023):  McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer confirmed that Mark Wilson, of Kane, pled guilty in McKean County court yesterday to 2 counts of Indecent Assault on a child under age 13 – Felony 3 and 1 count of Corruption of a Minor – Felony 3. 

Officer Derrick Snyder of Kane Borough Police investigated the case and filed the charges against Wilson.
Wilson pled guilty to touching the juvenile female’s vagina and having her touch his penis between January 1, 2023 and June 10, 2023 at a residence in Kane over a course of conduct.

Wilson has a prior conviction.

District Attorney Vettenburg-Shaffer said that a prior conviction increases the grading to Felony 3 for these crimes under the statute. 

Wilson was ordered to undergo a sexually violent predator assessment as required under the statute.