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Ex-Va. corrections officer pleads to sex crime

Received a five-year suspended sentence and five years’ probation after he pleaded guilty to the charge

Seattle PI

STAUNTON, Va. — A former corrections officer convicted of taking indecent liberties with a minor has avoided jail time.

Brian M. Peduto received a five-year suspended sentence and five years’ probation after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

The News Leader reports that the 21-year-old Staunton resident entered his plea and was sentenced Tuesday in August County Circuit Court.

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