Michael E. Kilcullen is headed to state prison after admitting Friday in Schuylkill Court that he sexually assaulted two teenage girls in Pottsville.
Kilcullen, 19, of Pottsville, pleaded guilty to two separate charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and one each of criminal trespass and possession of drug paraphernalia.
President Judge William E. Baldwin accepted Kilcullen’s plea and, pursuant to an agreement between prosecutors and the defendant, sentenced him to serve four to eight years in a state correctional institution and pay costs.
Baldwin also ordered the state Sexual Offenders Assessment Board to evaluate Kilcullen to help determine whether he is a sexually violent predator. That determination, which Baldwin will make, will help in setting the nature and duration of the Megan’s Law sanctions to be imposed on Kilcullen.
In the sex-related cases, Pottsville police alleged Kilcullen sexually assaulted the girls on Dec. 4, 2015, and then on Jan. 10. Assistant District Attorney Debra A. Smith said each girl was a teenager.
In each of those cases, prosecutors withdrew charges of statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors and indecent assault.
Police said that in the first case, the girl told them Kilcullen provided her with alcohol and had indecent contact with her before they spent two days and nights together.
Pottsville police also filed the third case against Kilcullen, alleging he trespassed and possessed paraphernalia on Nov. 5, 2015, also in the city.
Kilcullen, who was dressed in a prison jumpsuit, said little during Friday’s hearing except that he understood the terms and consequences of his plea and was entering it knowingly and voluntarily.
Defendant: Michael E. Kilcullen
Age: 19
Residence: Pottsville
Crimes committed: Two charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and one each of criminal trespass and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Prison sentence: Four to eight years in a state correctional institution