(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: April 10, 2024):  District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that the Port Allegany woman charged with having intercourse with a student while she was a volunteer at the school pled guilty during a plea hearing in front of the Judge at the McKean County Courthouse on March 28^th.

Denise Evens was charged by Officer Adam Dickerson of the Port Allegany Police Department after he received a report of Evens engaging in a sex act with a male who was a student with the school district in 2022. At the time of the crime, she was a volunteer at the school. 

Evens pled guilty to Institutional Sexual Assault of a Minor. 

Pursuant to Pennsylvania law, she will be evaluated by the Sex Offender Assessment Board to determine if she meets the definition of a sexually violent predator.   The Board has 90 days to complete the assessment.

Sentencing has been scheduled for July 11, 2024.

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