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Former Interlaken cop accused of felony sex abuse pleads guilty to misdemeanor charge

A former police officer in the village of Interlaken has pleaded guilty.

According to the Finger Lakes Times, Elisia Panipinto, 22, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of forcible touching.

She had originally been charged with criminal sex act and sex abuse after having a sexual relationship with an 8th grade student in the South Seneca Central School District.


She was accused of having sexual contact with an incapacitated person just weeks after resigning from the Interlaken Police Department.

The District Attorney’s Office did not provide any additional information about the case after it was pleaded out.