A Clearfield County jury has convicted 47-year-old Richard Jay Bush of DuBois on a felony corruption of minors charge concerning a couch incident, while clearing him of an indecent assault count based on the victim’s accusation that he slapped her behind. Bush now awaits sentencing following the split verdict.
According to The Progress, Bush was convicted of corruption of minors, a felony of the third degree, but was found not guilty of indecent assault, a misdemeanor of the second degree, at a jury trial held before Judge Joshua S. Maines. The mixed outcome means Bush was acquitted on one of the two charges he faced while being convicted on the other.
The corruption charge concerned a couch incident, while the indecent-assault charge concerned the victim’s accusation that Bush slapped her behind. Connect FM reported that Bush had been accused of both charges.
What Happens Next
With the jury's verdict returned, Bush now awaits sentencing on the corruption of minors conviction. The prosecutor said Bush was looking at a minimum sentence of five to eight months in prison under state sentencing guidelines.
