(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania; November 13 ,2023):  District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that, following a jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse, Manuel Diaz, of Bradford, was convicted of Indecent Assault.

During the trial, the juvenile victim testified about Diaz bringing about the touching of the sexual or other intimate parts without her consent while she was working on February 17, 2023. The victim was 14 at the time. Diaz was found not guilty of an additional charge of disorderly conduct.

Chief Michael Ward of the Bradford City Police Department investigated the case. Assistant District Attorney Sarah DuFresne prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth.

Defendant Diaz was ordered to undergo a Sexually Violent Predator Assessment. The law requires such an assessment for those convicted of a sex offense that requires sex offender registration under the law formerly known as Megan’s Law.  The crime for which Diaz was convicted requires sex offender registration. Sentencing is scheduled for February 29, 2024, at 1 p.m.

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