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First Posted: 8/25/2014 WILKES-BARRE &#8212;Luzerne County prosecutors on Monday withdrew felony child rape related charges against a Dupont man under a negotiated guilty plea.
Joseph A. Turkos, 69, of Ash Street, pleaded guilty to corruption of minors, a first-degree misdemeanor.
Fist degree felony charges of rape of a child and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and a third-degree felony charge of indecent assault were withdrawn against Turkos by prosecutors.
The plea deal eliminated Turkos from the state&#8217;s Megan&#8217;s Law registration requirements.
Judge Joseph Sklarosky Jr. accepted the plea deal and immediately sentenced Turkos to three-months to five-years in state prison. Turkos was ordered to begin serving his sentence on Sept. 1.
A then 10-year-old boy told Dupont police and county detectives that he was sexually assaulted by Turkos in October 2012, according to the criminal complaint.

Guilty plea in child sex assault