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Man charged in sexual assault case now facing accusations of witness intimidation

July 21, 2023 / 8:39 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Sexual assault suspect now facing witness imtimidation charges

BUTLER (KDKA) - A man charged with sexually assaulting a woman last year in Butler is now being accused of witness intimidation.

Zantae Weltner, 23, is charged with assaulting a woman in a parking lot after she refused to go home with him.

Now, according to a report from the Butler Eagle, Weltner and two others are accused of conspiring to pay the victim $700 to not testify and drop the charges.

Weltner used another inmate to get his message to the victim.

Butler County
Sexual Assault

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