A former professor accused of sexually assaulting a student pleaded guilty in court Friday. Joshua Young Moon was facing one count of object sexual penetration. He pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual battery.<\/p>\n
The judge decided to revoke his bond.<\/p>\n
The victim told police Moon inappropriately touched her in his office last April, when giving her a massage. According to prosecutors, Moon apologized to the victim on the phone two days after the incident.<\/p>\n
They also say he had pornography related to massages on his computer But the defense says if they went to trial – they planned to prove there was some degree of consent.<\/p>\n
“All along it was very important to her that he just claim responsibility for what he’d done,” Asst. Commonwealth’s Attorney Rebecca Wetzel said.<\/p>\n
Moon could spend up to 20 years in jail for the charge. He will also have to register as a sex offender.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ex-LU professor Joshua Moon pleaded guilty today to aggravated sexual battery for massaging one of his students. He might face 20 years of jailtime. WSET:…<\/p>\n
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