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Former church youth group leader sentenced for unlawful contact with a minor

Matthew Romanchak of Mayfield was sentenced to 15 to 35 years in state prison.

MAYFIELD, Pa. — A former youth group leader for Saint John's Russian Orthodox Church in Mayfield was sentenced Tuesday for unlawful contact with a minor.

Last fall, Matthew Romanchak of Mayfield was busted for allegedly trying to arrange for sex with a detective who was posing online as a 14-year-old boy.

After his arrest, police say another young victim came forward claiming Romanchak sexually abused him between 2015 and 2017.

Romanchak was sentenced to 15 to 35 years in state prison.

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