An Abington Resident And Former Teacher Pleaded No Contest To Sexual Assault Of Teen Girl

ABINGTON, PA — A local man has pleaded no contest to sexual assault and corruption of a minor charges stemming from his arrest on allegations that he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a young teenage girl at his Abington Township home between 1997 and 2010.

Larry Perry, 53, pleaded no contest to a handful of criminal charges during recent proceedings at the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, according to court records.

Perry was a teacher at Parkway Center City Middle College, a Philadelphia vocational school, at the time of his arrest in Abington.

The victim, who is now in her 20s, was between the ages of 13 and 17 when she said she was sexually assaulted by Perry, her teacher. She first reported the crimes to Abington Township Police back in July 2019.

Abington police said that the relationship began when the girl was 13, and that Perry would send her flirtatious emails and text messages, which eventually blossomed into Perry groping the girl sexually and ultimately having intercourse with her.

Police said that Perry provided the girl with a prepaid cellphone during her junior and senior years of high school so the two could communicate with one another discretely.

Perry would also occasionally request that the girl send him nude photographs, according to police.

Abington police arrested Perry on a warrant in August 2019.

Court records show that Perry pleaded no contest last month to charges of statutory sexual assault, child pornography, endangering the welfare of children, and corruption of minors.

The court docket shows that various other charges were previously dismissed.

The record shows that a judge will hold off on sentencing until after court personnel complete a presentence investigation of Perry.

A no contest plea differs from a guilty plea in that it means the defendant admits that prosecutors likely have enough evidence to prove a defendant's guilt if the case was to go to actually go to trial.

Records show that sentencing has been scheduled for March 14 before Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Wendy Rothstein.