Spingler Found Guilty Of Indecent Assault

RADNOR, PA – Former Radnor Township Commissioner William Spingler was found guilty of fondling a 103-year-old woman with a mental disability.

Spingler, 75, of Paoli, was convicted on two of three counts of indecent assault on a person with a mental disability in a Delaware County court Thursday.

Spingler reportedly admitted in court to touching the woman, who is the mother of his late wife, on two occasions at the Wayne Nursing Home, according to Main Line Media News.

"It was a stupid, harmless act that destroyed my life," Spingler reportedly said in court Thursday. "I mean, my reputation is destroyed, my business is destroyed. It was just something that I shouldn’t have done."

Spingler previously said that he did not fondle the victim and was just showing affection to his mother-in-law who was battling dementia.

Court records show he is scheduled for sentencing on Sept. 28. He will also be evaluated by the state Sexual Offenders Assessment Board to determine whether he meets the criteria for a sexually violent predator, court records show.

Spingler was accused of fondling the victim's breast on three occasions in December 2016.

At the trial Wednesday, a nurse told her story of how she saw what she thought was Spingler fondling the woman, who is the mother of Spingler's late wife.

She told the court she saw Spingler's hand fondling the victim's breast.

A unit manager at the home said another nurse reported seeing Spingler fondle the victim as well, which led staff to determine Spingler shouldn't be alone with the victim.

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