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Man sentenced for sexual assault in Luzerne County

A man from Pittston will spend up to 80 years in prison for a string of sexual assaults and a murder-for-hire plot.

PITTSTON, Pa. — A man from Pittston will spend up to 80 years behind bars for multiple sexual assaults and a murder-for-hire plot.

Ferdinand Cuevas-Heredia assaulted five people. One victim was six years old.

While awaiting trial, officials say Cuevas-Heredia contacted an undercover officer, wanting three witnesses killed.

On top of the prison sentence, he is also classified as a sexually violent predator.

Credit: wnep
Ferdinand Cuevas-Heredia

    

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