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Swiech lost a bid for the Yough School Board in 1995 but was elected in November 1997.

He did not seek re-election in 2001.

State police at Greensburg filed charges in 2004, alleging that Swiech had been sexually assaulting a girl at his former home on Van Kirk Road in Sewickley Township between August 1992 and June 1995.

During that time, the victim was between the ages of 6 and 9, court papers say.

The assaults began when the victim was in first grade, according to Swiech's arrest affidavit.

The Tribune-Review does not name victims in sexual assault cases.

Under Blahovec's sentencing order, Swiech would be placed on house arrest for the duration of his sentence if he would be released on parole.

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OCALA, Florida (CNN) - Prosecutors here dropped charges Tuesday against a former teacher accused of having sex with a middle school student.

The teacher, Debra Lafave, offered her "deepest apologies" to the 14-year-old boy and his family.

Lafave, 25, said she is undergoing therapy for ba href=/bipolar disorder/a/b and was "very remorseful" about the events that led to her arrest in June 2004."My greatest regret would probably be the fact that I put this young man through this," she said.

Lafave taught reading at a suburban Tampa middle school before her arrest.

The boy told investigators he had sex with Lafave three times in four days in June 2004, according to court documents.

One of those times was in a car while his 15-year-old cousin drove them around, he told authorities.

He also said she performed oral sex on him multiple times, including once at her home, the documents said.In November, Lafave pleaded guilty in Hillsborough County court to two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.

She was sentenced in that case to three years under house arrest and seven years of probation, and was required to register as a sex offender.One of the incidents was alleged to have occurred in Marion County, so similar charges were also filed there, and Lafave's defense negotiated a similar plea agreement.But that deal was tossed out Tuesday by Marion County Superior Court Judge ...