Danvers Man Gets Two Years In Sexual Assault Of Friend's Mom

DANVERS, MA -- A Danvers man who was obsessed with his friends mother will spend two years in jail after pleading guilty Friday to breaking into her Beverly house and sexually assaulting her. Salvatore Sciortino, 22, of 4 Danielle Drive in Danvers, suffers from multiple mental health issues, including anxiety, autism, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to court records.

In July, Sciortino pleaded not guilty \to charges of indecent assault and battery, suffocation, and two counts of breaking and entering. Prosecutors said at the time Sciortino's obsession with a friend's mother started several years ago when he was still a teen and culminated with an April 14 attack on the woman.

On that night, Sciortino broke into the victim's home, covered her mouth and nose while she lay in bed and grabbed her chest. Two weeks earlier the woman had awoken to find Sciortino standing next to her bed. He allegedly said "I'm a disturbed child" before she told him to leave.

Sciortino had previously stepped into the shower with the woman about three years ago. The woman also told police she had noticed some of her underwear missing, but had not reported the incidents until the April 14 attack.

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