LEO HALEY MANAGED to escape jail time in two cases involving crimes against children in the last two years, as detailed in Tuesday's Daily News cover story.
But yesterday, as a disturbing new allegation emerged in court, Haley's luck ran out when he was sentenced to 3 1/2 to 7 years in state prison for violating his parole.
"He's received leniency on multiple occasions," Haley's parole officer, Carissa Tillotson, told Judge George Pagano in Delaware County Court. "Instead of making a conscious decision to change, he then escalated his behavior."
In the first case, Haley, now 73, received house arrest and probation in a plea deal with Delaware County authorities in 2011 for possessing and disseminating hundreds of images of child pornography on his computer. As a result of his conviction, Haley was required to register for life as a sexual predator under Megan's Law.
But yesterday, as a disturbing new allegation emerged in court, Haley's luck ran out when he was sentenced to 3 1/2 to 7 years in state prison for violating his parole.
"He's received leniency on multiple occasions," Haley's parole officer, Carissa Tillotson, told Judge George Pagano in Delaware County Court. "Instead of making a conscious decision to change, he then escalated his behavior."
In the first case, Haley, now 73, received house arrest and probation in a plea deal with Delaware County authorities in 2011 for possessing and disseminating hundreds of images of child pornography on his computer. As a result of his conviction, Haley was required to register for life as a sexual predator under Megan's Law.
While still on parole, Haley attempted to lure Donna Harte's 8-year-old daughter from the front yard of her Roxborough home in 2012. Haley grabbed the child by the neck and threatened to kill her but was scared away, authorities said.
Despite his status as a Megan's Law offender on parole, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office struck a plea deal with Haley, a retired Philadelphia Police inspector, for five years' probation on a single count of terroristic threats.
Despite his status as a Megan's Law offender on parole, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office struck a plea deal with Haley, a retired Philadelphia Police inspector, for five years' probation on a single count of terroristic threats.