Corey Kolcharno, 49, will spend 4 to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of promoting prostitution. The former Lackawanna County defense attorney solicited sex and nude photos from vulnerable clients, prosecutors said.
A former defense attorney in Northeastern Pennsylvania was sentenced Thursday to 4 to 23 months in prison for soliciting sex from multiple clients of his, the state attorney general's office announced. Corey Kolcharno, 49, pleaded guilty in October to four felony counts of promoting prostitution.
He was arrested in August following an investigation into allegations from multiple women who said Kolcharno had paid them โ or had given them free legal services โ in exchange for sex and nude photos, prosecutors said.
Between , Kolcharno repeatedly preyed on clients he knew were vulnerable, including those who struggled with addiction and had histories of sexual abuse, authorities said. Four women, all former clients, told investigators that Kolcharno made advancements on them as they navigated difficult legal circumstances โ often involving financial hardship, prosecutors said. In one instance, Kolcharno offered to represent a masseuse in a criminal case to help her get her charges reduced, police said.
Kolcharno already had known the woman and allegedly had been visiting her at her establishment to pay for sexual services over the previous year. Another woman told investigators Kolcharno had agreed to represent her brother, who was facing criminal charges and struggled with drug addiction. Kolcharno allegedly offered to take the man's case and pay for the cost of his addiction treatment, but then began asking the woman for nude photos and used underwear.
