Charge lessened in return for plea

By Sally Voth svoth@nvdaily.com

WOODSTOCK -- A 21-year-old man who had sex with a 13-year-old girl was ordered in Shenandoah County Circuit Court on Wednesday to serve a month in jail.

Aaron Lee Neff, of 1193 Swover Creek Road, Edinburg, pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to court documents.

As part of a plea agreement, a charge of carnal knowledge of a child aged 13-15 was amended to the delinquency charge. It also called for Neff to be sentenced to 12 months in jail, with 11 months suspended and a year of unsupervised probation.

Neff was 20 when he had sex with the girl on May 22, according to court documents.
A written statement provided by him says the girl called him to come to her house, and they wanted to have sex and did so.

A criminal complaint filed by Shenandoah County Sheriff's investigator G.R. Poe says he and another investigator spoke with the victim in June. It also says Neff acknowledged knowing the girl was a middle school student at the time.

Neff was indicted on Aug. 13 on the original charge.