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   BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rather than making a last-second push to the polls   
   on the eve of Election Day, former Erie County Democratic Party   
   chairman Steve Pigeon admitted to sexually abusing a 9-year-old in   
   2016.   
      
   After originally pleading not guilty when facing a maximum sentence   
   of life in prison and five other charges, the former political   
   figure changed his plea Monday after being offered a deal for one   
   year in prison in exchange for an admission of guilt to a first-   
   degree sexual abuse charge.   
      
   “I'm not going to do cartwheels here about the time of jail and he's   
   going to get,” Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said. “I   
   would have liked to see more. But sometimes in life, you’ve got to   
   swallow your pride and take what you can get.”   
      
   The charges against Pigeon, 63, were originally filed in December   
   2021. Investigators say he engaged in sexual intercourse and sexual   
   conduct with a child under the age of 11 years old between November   
   2016 and December 2016. The incident took place in Erie County.   
      
   The Erie County District Attorney's Office says the victim was known   
   to Pigeon.   
      
   Pigeon faces up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced on   
   December 22, but the deal states that he will most likely receive   
   one year in prison. He continues to be released on his own   
   recognizance. A temporary order of protection was issued on behalf   
   of the victim and remains in place.   
      
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