Nicholas Santo of North Coventry was placed on
administrative leave from the Norristown Police Department and now no longer
works for them.
Nicholas Santo, a then-police officer charged with sexually
assaulting a 12-year-old girl in his North Coventry home on Sept. 13, has pled
‘not guilty’ and is no longer employed as a Norristown police officer.
Through his attorney, Santo, 47, waived his Dec. 12
arraignment and pled ‘not guilty, said Michael G. Noone, the First Assistant
District Attorney at the Office of the Chester County District Attorney.
Noone’s office is prosecuting the case.
“It might go to trial and it might not,” said Noone.
Earlier, Santo had been placed on administrative leave from
his duties.
But according to Norristown police chief Mark E. Talbot,
Santo is no longer a Norristown Police Department employee. Because Santo is a
former employee, Talbot indicated that it was not appropriate to comment
further.