Man guilty in assaults, sex-filming

The two felony charges were reduced to misdemeanors of engaging in a prohibited act.

Hough pleaded guilty to both misdemeanors Nov. 10 in Lamoille Superior Court. He got identical sentences of nine to 12 months in jail, with all but 30 days suspended; the jail sentences will be served simultaneously. He was also placed on probation for two years.

According to a police affidavit filed with the court, Hough’s girlfriend — the mother of his child — walked in while he was having consensual sex with the 14-year-old. However, under Vermont law, children under age 16 can’t legally consent to sex.

In a separate incident, police had alleged Hough raped a 15-year-old in Johnson in June. The girl told police she was forced to have sex with Hough, and it stopped only when she repeatedly hit Hough and pushed him away, according to the affidavit.

Police allege Oscar Delgado, 26, of Wolcott and two juveniles watched the attack, and one youth told police Delgado had videotaped the assault.

Delgado has pleaded not guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct with a child, obstructing justice, four counts of furnishing alcohol to minors, and disseminating indecent material to a minor. If convicted, Delgado could face 16 years in prison and $19,000 in fines.