David Alan Pecor, 50, of Washington, pleaded not guilty

David Alan Pecor, 50, of Washington, pleaded not guilty in Orleans Superior Court on Friday to a charge of felony 2nd-degree aggravated domestic assault – prior conviction. According to court documents, Pecor has six prior felony convictions, including lewd and lascivious conduct with a child and sexual assault on a minor in 1993, failure to comply with the sex offender registry in 2012, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in 2015 and lewd and lascivious conduct in 2022. Pecor was also convicted of domestic assault in 2022. Vermont State Police said they were called to Newport Center on Thursday at approximately 5:53 p.m. for a domestic dispute report. A witness told police that Pecor and the alleged victim were consuming alcoholic beverages when they started arguing. Pecor faces a possible sentence of up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.