Former Bethlehem Middle School Resource Officer Sentenced on Sexual Assault Charges
Costas Alestas pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student and secretly recording another; he must register as a sexually violent predator for life, DA said.
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Former Bethlehem school officer sentenced for sexually assaulting student, taking upskirt video
A Northampton County judge has sentenced a former Bethlehem police officer to 10-20 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and taking an “upskirt” video of another girl, who was 11. Costas N. Alestas, 44, of Palmer Township must also serve up to four years probation on charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and invasion of privacy, according to a news release from Northampton County District Attorney Stephen …
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A former police officer, once entrusted with protecting high school students, is now headed to state prison, potentially for decades, on sexual assault charges.
Ex-cop gets 10 to 20 years in prison for sex offense against middle school student
Former Bethlehem Police Department school resource officer Costas Alestas was sentenced Monday to 10 to 20 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a student at East Hills Middle School, according to a news release from the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office.
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