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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; An Exeter man pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of corruption of minors for the sexual assault of a woman when she was a child.</p><p>According to a criminal complaint, an 18-year-old woman reported to investigators in February that Bryant Maurice Astles, 37, of Fifth Street, assaulted her three years earlier when she was babysitting for a cousin who was dating Astles at the time.</p><p>The woman said she kept pushing Astles away, but he pinned her wrists and assaulted her, the complaint says.</p><p>Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. scheduled Astle&#8217;s sentencing for Jan. 18. Court papers indicate Astles must register for the rest of his life as a sex offender.</p><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By James O&#8217;Malley</p><p>jomalley@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach James O&#8217;Malley at 570-991-6390 or on Twitter @TL_omalley.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Exeter man pleads guilty in sex assault of minor