When a Lackawanna County judge reduced his bail in November, the conditions for accused child abuser Brian Sleboda's prospective release were very clear.
Mr. Sleboda, 32, was not to have contact with his co-defendant and then-girlfriend, Lori Gardner, 26, or her son, the 7-year-old victim, according to court records.
But the day after his father bailed him out of the Lackawanna County Prison on Nov. 21, Mr. Sleboda didn't just have contact with his forbidden lover, according to court papers. They arrived at the Lackawanna County Marriage License Bureau, filled out an application, signed the bottom lines and tried to become husband and wife.