LEWISTON, N.Y. (WKBW) — An 18-year-old Lewiston teen will not serve jail time after pleading guilty to sex crimes.
At sentencing in Niagara County Court in Lockport on Wednesday, he teen received a sentence of two years interim probation. If he successfully completes probation, he will be granted youthful offender status-- meaning the conviction will no longer be public.
The teen's probation involves the following restrictions:
- remain in Niagara County
- have employment or be a full-time student
- live with parents
- order of protection by victims
- no contact with anyone under 18
- no internet unless given permission by probation
- no overnight trips
- no visiting locations where minors are present unless probation agrees
- random polygraph and drug tests
Last month, he pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree sex abuse, third-degree attempted abuse and third-degree rape.
The guilty plea stems from an investigation into tip calls of criminal activity at a house on Mountainview Drive in Lewiston. After a state police investigation, the teen's mother, Tricia Vacanti, 47, and her husband, Gary Sullo, 53, were accused of supplying alcohol to minors on at least six occasions, dating back a year and a half. The teen was accused of sexually assaulting 15- and 16-year-old girls.
He was originally charged with first-degree rape, third-degree rape and sexual abuse.
