A Warren man will have to register as a sexual offender for 15 years for attempting to pay a minor for sexual contact.

Scott J. Cressley, 46, pleaded no contest to a count of corruption of minors before Judge Gregory Hammond.

Police received the initial report on March 24, 2021, when the mother of a 14-year-old female reported that she and her daughter spent the night with Cressley at his residence.

During a forensic interview at the Children’s Advocacy Center, the juvenile confirmed they stayed with Cressley, telling the interviewer “that after everyone else was asleep Scott sat next to her on the couch” and started touching her.

“Scott then asked her if she would like to make $500,” the affidavit continues. “She responded by saying ‘For What?’ and he responded back, ‘You know what.'”

She told the interviewer that she left the room but that Cressley continued “upping his offer until he reached $2,500. She still refused.” She then said Cressley “left the residence for approximately 20 minutes and when he came back into the house he threw a large number of $20 bills at her on the couch….”

She refused again and gave him the money back and said that the next day Cressley sent her a message “apologizing for what he had asked her to do.”

Cressley’s attorney, Alan Conn, said his client was looking to plead no contest as he was intoxicated at the time of the incident. He said his client had 12 drinks that day.

Greene said the victim’s father was consulted regarding the plea and that the Commonwealth is satisfied with the terms.

He said Cressley would have to register as a sexual offender for 15 years as a result of the plea.

The specific language of the charge was that Cressley touched the victim and offered $500 for her to perform sexual acts with him.

Hammond said he would be ordering an evaluation by the Sexual Offenders Assessment Board.

Several charges were not prosecuted in exchange for the plea including two counts of promoting prostitution of a minor, criminal attempt — aggravated indecent assault, criminal solicitation — statutory sexual assault and criminal attempt — statutory sexual assault.