CLARION, Pa. (EYT) — A Clarion man who pleaded no contest to charges related to the sexual exploitation of children is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
According to court documents, 30-year-old Johnny L. Pennington, III, of Clarion, will be sentenced at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 7, with President Judge James G. Arner presiding.
He pleaded no contest on August 30 to the following charges:
– Sexual Exploitation Of Children Offense Defined, Felony 2
– Endangering Welfare of Children — Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense, Misdemeanor 1
As part of the plea, a first-degree felony charge of Criminal Solicitation-Rape of Child was dismissed.
Pennington remains lodged in the Clarion County Jail on $25,000.00 cash bail.
Details of the case:
According to a criminal complaint filed by Clarion-based State Police, Clarion County Children and Youth Services (CYS) contacted State Police on November 22 advising they had received a phone call from a known woman who stated that Johnny Pennington had propositioned her to perform oral sex on a 7-year-old boy while he watched.
The known woman stated that Pennington sent her a snap chat message detailing what he wanted to watch her do and that the thought of it brought him sexual pleasure.
The known woman showed police a screenshot of the snap chat message from Pennington. The known woman stated that “she knew without a doubt that the message came from him.”
Police viewed the message that was sent, and it was confirmed that Pennington asked the known woman to perform a sexual act on “(a juvenile boy) and that he would get pleasure from watching.”
