Crime & Safety

Horsham Professor Sentenced For Sexual Abuse of Children

The former Penn State Abington professor exchanged nude photos with a 16-year-old girl in Spain.

A Horsham man was sentenced to three to 23 months in jail on Monday for sexually abusing children, according to a report by Philly.com

Former Penn State Abington professor Stephen Stace, 66, allegedly exchanged nude photos with a 16-year-old girl in Spain, the report states.

He also had pornographic images of children on his computer when it was confiscated, according to the report.

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Stace will serve the first 45 days of his sentence in jail and the remainder on house arrest, the report states.

Stace, who taught music, will be required to register as a sex offender for the next 15 years, according to the report.

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