Ex-Leechburg Police Chief Sentenced To Prison For Failing To Properly Register As Sex Offender

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

CENTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - The former Leechburg police chief was sentenced to 18 to 36 months in jail for failing to properly register as a sex offender.

Michael Diebold pleaded guilty to the charges in October.

Diebold served jail time after pleading guilty in 2018 to soliciting sex online from a state trooper posing as an underage girl. While on probation, police said he violated the terms of his release by using an email address police were unaware of to send a woman inappropriate photos.

He also allegedly violated his parole when he used a dating website and fetish app on his phone.

He was fired as police chief shortly after he was convicted.

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