HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Jeffrey Lynn Thomas, former Somerset County District Attorney, was denied review in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding a 2023 conviction of sexual assault at a Windber home.
The state’s highest court recently declined to review Thomas’ case after the state Superior Court affirmed his conviction. The Superior Court panel agreed with the Office of Attorney General, who won the conviction, that the trial was fair and the jury’s verdict aligned with the evidence.
Thomas was convicted of six charges, including indecent assault and strangulation, and sentenced to 2½ to 7 years in state prison.
An investigation by the Office of Attorney General found that on the night of the incident, Thomas entered the victim’s home and refused to leave, ultimately beating and sexually assaulting her.
”We are pleased that the defendant’s latest attempt to evade accountability for this attack has failed,” Attorney General Sunday said. “Since his first post-conviction filing, we have argued — and courts have agreed — that the trial process in this case was proper and that the jury considered overwhelming evidence to convict.”
Thomas, 40, is currently serving his sentence in SCI Waymart. Upon release, he is required to register his whereabouts with police as a sex offender for 15 years.
Senior Deputy Attorney General Tracy Piatkowski has represented the Commonwealth on appeal. The case was prosecuted by Chief Deputy General Patrick Schulte and Senior Deputy Attorney General Tomm Mutschler.
Thomas later pleaded no contest to domestic abuse in Cambria County.
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