The 44-year-old husband of the woman accused of murdering her three young children entered a guilty plea Monday in Logan County Common Pleas Court.
Watch video of court proceedings below
Joseph Pilkington reviews documents with his lawyer Steven Fansler prior to a plea Monday in Logan County Common Pleas Court. (EXAMINER PHOTO | REUBEN MEES)
Joseph Pilkington of Buckeye Lake pleaded guilty to a third-degree misdemeanor charge of sexual imposition for beginning a sexual relationship with his current wife Brittany Cummins Pilkington when she was only 17 years old and he was living in her home in a parental role in 2009.
Mrs. Pilkington was charged with three counts of aggravated murder last summer for allegedly smothering their three young sons, Gavin, Niall and Noah over an 13-month period.
The misdemeanor conviction carries a Tier I sex I offender label, which requires the defendant to register with authorities annually for 15 years.