Suzanne Corona -- the 41-year-old Batavia woman who admitted to sexual contact with an Oakfield man in Farrall Park over the summer -- was sentenced this afternoon to one year probation by City Court Judge Michael Delplato.
Her attorney, Brian Degnan, asked a conditional discharge -- meaning the charges would be dropped if Corona complied with certain requirements over a six-month period -- but Delplato said he thought the Probation's Department recommendation for probation was best for Corona.
Corona will need to continue in substance-abuse counseling, which she already started voluntarily, and stay out of trouble.
She previously pled guilty to public lewdness, a misdemeanor, and an adultery charge against her was dropped.
Outside of the courtroom, Corona was she was glad to put the embarrassing case behind her.
"I'm glad it's over," Corona said. "It was a long time coming. I'm glad. My family's glad."
Then she told the handful of reporters gathered outside the courthouse, "Hopefully there will be another scandalous behavior in Batavia to keep you all busy."
The reporters laughed and WHAM-13's Sean Carroll said, "One that doesn't involve you, right?"
"No, it won't involve me," Corona said.
Corona told Delplato prior to her sentencing that she's been going to private counseling three times a week and a group session once a week.
One reason Delplato decided upon probation, he said, was because she had a prior arrest in another state and she never went to court on the matter. There is an arrest warrant, he said, for her in that jurisdiction.
"It's my responsibility to fashion a sentence that addresses the needs you have," Delplato said. "That's why I'm sentencing you to a year in probation.
Delplato also ordered Corona not to have any contact with her co-defendant, 29-year-old Justin Amend.
Amend is currently a fugitive from justice. A warrant was issued for his arrest earlier this month after he failed to appear for his sentencing on a public lewdness conviction.
