A Lebanon man will serve a minimum sentence of 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting three children multiple times over a period of 17 years with help from his wife.
Christopher Longo, 44, was sentenced Tuesday by Lebanon County Judge Charles Jones Jr. In April, he pleaded guilty to charges for all three victims, including rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children.
Kelly Longo, who was charged alongside her husband in November 2024, pleaded guilty in February to endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors, indecent assault of a person less than 16, and criminal conspiracy, according to court records. She was sentenced on June 11 to a prison term of 6-23 months, court records state.
Police said Kelly Longo was told about the sexual abuse by the victims, but accused the victims of lying and did not report their allegations to authorities. She also is accused of participating in the sexual assaults committed on one of the victims, authorities said at the time of her arrest.
Read moreAuthorities began investigating when they received a report from staff at a middle school attended by one of the victims, a teenage girl who claimed Christopher Longo had been sexually abusing her since she was 5 years old. He would allegedly force her to watch pornography, engage in sex, and touch her, the victim reported.
Lebanon man gets 25 years for child sexual abuse
44-year-old Christopher Longo pleaded guilty in April to sexually abusing three juvenile victims with help from his wife. He'll serve at least 25 years
