By Bob Kalinowski, Staff Writer
Former
Wyoming police Officer Cody Smith used to put people in jail. Now he's in
prison on child sex charges.
When
Smith arrived in court Thursday for sentencing, he already knew his sentence —
two to four years in state prison, a punishment negotiated between he and
prosecutors.
Luzerne
County Judge Tina Polachek Gartley order him directly to prison, telling him he
should be ashamed of his conduct as a police officer. Smith apologized for his
behavior.
Smith,
21, pleaded guilty in March and agreed to serve two to four years in state
prison, followed by five years probation. He pleaded guilty to four separate
criminal cases, including two counts of statutory sexual assault and one count
each of unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors.
Smith
was accused of having sex with four teenage girls.
Gartley
ordered Smith to register with the state police's Megan's Law for 25 years and
enroll in a sexual offenders treatment program.
He
is to have no contact with the victims and no unsupervised contact with minors,
Gartley ruled.
