'Manhattan Manny' Pleads Guilty in Boy's Sex Abuse

21-year-old babysitter dodges life sentence with plea
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 2, 2009 4:08 AM CDT
'Manhattan Manny' Pleads Guilty in Boy's Sex Abuse
Jonathan Then will be sentenced October 15 at the Manhattan Supreme Court and is expected to get 12 years in state prison.   (Shutter Stock)

A male babysitter who dubbed himself "the Manhattan Manny" is facing a 12-year sentence after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy. Jonathan Then, who also worked at summer camps and as a teaching aide in some of New York City's ritziest private schools, had originally been charged with molesting four boys but prosecutors cut a deal so the children wouldn't have to testify, reports the New York Daily News.
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