Parsippany Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Boy

A Parsippany man who repeatedly sexually molested a boy during a six-year period and pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual assault was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison.

According to dailyrecord.com, Keith Harp, 46, molested the boy from 2006 to 2011, when he was ultimately arrested and charged. Harp said he took the plea deal to spare the victim the trauma of trial, the report said. The victim is now 15-years-old.

Harp’s sentence comes with no parole eligibility until he has served at least 10 years and four months in prison, the report said. Upon his release he will need to register as a convicted sex offender. He will also be on probation for life.

Harp previously pleaded guilty in three counties in Maryland for abusing the same boy, the report said. There he was sentenced to a suspended 25-year prison term in one county and place on probation in another. New Jersey is the only state where he’ll serve actual jail time, the report said.