Suspended Wyoming officer in trouble again

WEST PITTSTON - The Wyoming Borough police officer suspended earlier this month for reportedly hosting underage drinking parties was hit with new charges Monday alleging he repeatedly had sex with a 14-year-old girl on his mother's bed.



Cody Lee Smith, 21, of Wyoming, is facing charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sex assault, aggravated indecent assault and corruption of minors.
The charges are in addition to counts of corruption of minors and furnishing alcohol to a minor filed earlier this month alleging Smith hosted underage parties and had sex with a 16-year-old girl.
Smith declined to comment Monday following his arraignment.
According to a state police affidavit, Smith met the 14-year-old girl at the Luzerne County Fair in the summer of 2012. They began talking on Facebook, and between September 2012 and February 2013, they had sex at least 10 times, according to the charges.
In each case, Smith drove the girl to his mother's home in Wyoming and had sexual contact on a couch in the living room or on his mother's bed, the affidavit says.
Smith told the girl he works for a cellphone company and that he is in a gang, showing her a tattoo on his arm, police said. He also told the girl not to tell anyone about their relationship because he would get in trouble, the affidavit says.
Smith was charged Oct. 9 with three counts of corruption of minors and one count of furnishing alcohol to a minor alleging he had inappropriate contact with another girl June 17, when he was 20 years old and she was 16.
The girl reported Smith gave teens alcohol on "numerous occasions" at his home and that she had a sexual relationship with Smith until he turned 21 on June 30 and told her he could not continue to see her, court documents allege.
Magisterial District Judge Joseph Carmody arraigned Smith on the latest charges Monday afternoon, setting his bail at $30,000. Smith, who was already free on $30,000 bail in the first case, immediately posted bail through a bondsman.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 30.
Wyoming Borough Mayor Bob Boyer has said Smith is suspended pending the outcome of the criminal charges.