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(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: October 6, 2023): District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that Donny Lee Smith of Kane was sentenced in McKean County Court in a sentencing hearing held on October 5.
SMITH was sentenced to state prison for a period of incarceration of 3 years to 6 years, 6 years of concurrent probation, and 3 years of consecutive probation. Smith was also ordered to undergo a mental health/sex offender evaluation and obtain treatment, drug and alcohol treatment, have no contact with minor children, provide a DNA sample and other terms. He was found ineligible for any early parole programs such as boot camp. The crimes require he register as a sex offender for 15 years.
(PORT ALLEGANY, Pennsylvania): District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that a criminal complaint has been filed against Denise Ann Evens, 45, of Port Allegany alleging sexual conduct with a student.
Officer Adam Dickerson of the Port Allegany Police Department filed the charges and obtained an arrest warrant for Evens following an investigation in which Evens was alleged to have had sexual intercourse and oral sex with a minor who is a student at a school in which she was a volunteer.
Evens is charged with 2 counts of Institutional Sexual Assault and 2 counts of Corruption of Minors. Evens was arraigned by on-call magisterial district judge Dominic Cercone who set Evens’ bail at $75,000 percentage bond and set bail conditions that included no contact with minor children.
She was scheduled to appear in central court.
Charges (18) 3124.2 (A.2)(1) INSTITUTIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A MINOR (F3) Location Port Allegany, PA 16743
Arrest Date Oct 4, 2023 Incident Type Sexual Offense – Other
Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://mckean.crimewatchpa.com/da/136029/arrests/evens-denise-ann-18-31242-a21-institutional-sexual-assault-minor-f3

On October 2nd, 2023 at approximately 7:04 PM, following a report of a female allegedly threatening to stab another person, Cuba Police arrested Diane Casciani (40) of Cuba.
Casciani was arrested on charges of menacing 2nd with a weapon (Misdemeanor), endangering the welfare of a child (Misdemeanor) and reckless endangerment 1st (Felony).
Casciani was processed and placed in front of a Cuba Town Judge and released to appear at a later date. Casciani is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.