WATKINS GLEN, NY (607NewsNow) – An Alpine man awaits sentencing for sex crimes involving a minor.

On March 21, John Swaney pled guilty to a felony charge of criminal solicitation and misdemeanors of forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child.  According to the Schuyler County District Attorney’s Office, the 51-year-old Swaney solicited a 15-year-old for sexual intercourse and forcibly touched them in February 2024.

Prosecutors had an audio recording made by the victim to support their indictment.

Swaney’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 22, 2025.