Daily News | A Chester County man who falsely accused a neighbor of sexually abusing his son was sentenced to county jail
A Chester County man who was embroiled in a homeowners association dispute with a neighbor and falsely accused him of sexually assaulting the man’s son has been sentenced to jail, state officials said Tuesday.
Authorities said Jonnala had told his son’s Boy Scout troop leader that the 13-year-old had been molested by a neighbor in Malvern Hunt. “By lying and reporting information that he knew was false, the defendant wasted valuable time and resources that could have been spent getting dangerous predators off the streets,” Henry said. “My office continues to take all allegations of child sexual abuse very seriously, and we will hold those who make false accusations accountable for their lies.”
Prosecutors say Jonnala and the man he accused had been involved in a dispute over meetings and elections of their homeowners association. The neighbor, a Center City lawyer and the association’s president, had filed a lawsuit over the matter, they said.
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