According to court documents, President Judge James G. Arner handed down a sentence of 11 months and 29 days to twenty-three months and 28 days confinement, to 26-year-old Seth Christopher Cataldo, of Knox.

Cataldo was ordered to the following conditions:

– pay the cost of prosecution and cost of supervision fee;
– have no contact of any nature with the minor victim;
– submit to DNA testing;
– register as a sex offender;
– complete sex offender counseling; and
– perform 50 hours of community service.

Cataldo is lodged in the Clarion County Jail.

On May 9, 2018, Cataldo pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony charge of Statutory Sexual Assault: 11 Years Older.

As a result of the plea agreement, the following charges were dismissed:

– Aggravated Indecent Assault – Complainant Less Than 16, Felony 2
– Corruption of Minors, Misdemeanor 1
– Indecent Assault Person Less than 16 Years of Age, Misdemeanor 2

Details of the case:

According to a criminal complaint filed by Knox Borough Police Chief Jason Bowen on September 27, 2017, the incident occurred on August 18 around 6:30 p.m. after a known 14-year-old female was dropped off at the Knox Volunteer Ambulance building where she met with Seth Cataldo, an EMT.

The criminal complaint states that Cataldo and the juvenile proceeded to engage in sexual intercourse on a bed inside the North Main Street building.

“During the course of the investigation, Facebook records were obtained which corroborated Cataldo’s knowledge of the victim’s age, as well as confirming sexual intercourse occurred,” said Chief Bowen.