A Carbon County man was sentenced to a state prison term Tuesday after previously pleading guilty to assaulting his daughter.

He was one of eight defendants who had entered guilty pleas at prior proceedings to be sentenced by President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.Palmerton incidentRobert Walter Schafer Jr., 34, of Palmerton was sentenced to serve a total of 10 to 24 months in a state correctional institution on charges of simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child.Schafer was arrested by Palmerton police for an incident on May 17.Borough police responded to 285 Harvard Avenue for a report of a child calling the communications center claiming she had been assaulted. On scene the seven-year-old girl said her father, Schafer, had assaulted her. She was visibly upset when police arrived.Schafer said he was sorry for what happened and said he couldn't remember all that happened. He admitted throwing his daughter against a chair. However, Nanovic noted the police report indicated the girl suffered multiple contusions and abrasions over parts of her body. Nanovic told Schafer, "You don't get that kind of injuries from what you said happened."Schafer responded that he had alcohol in him at the time of the incident and has struggled with alcohol abuse over the years.Schafer said he realized what he did was wrong and said he just wanted to get his life back and take care of his children.On the assault count Nanovic imposed a sentence of nine to 24 months and on the endangering charge 10 to 24 months with the terms running concurrently.Schafer has been in the county prison on a probation violation and was recommitted to serve 177 days on that count. Nanovic gave him credit for one day on the latest charges.Schafer also had pleaded to two counts of harassment, summary offenses, for a incident on Feb. 2. He admitted calling his estranged wife's cell phone a total of 130 times over a six hour period. He was fined a total of $600 on those counts.He was also ordered to get both a mental health and drug and alcohol (D&A) evaluations and follow any recommendations for treatment, attend and complete a anger management course, and zero tolerance imposed on D&A use.Other casesOther defendants sentenced by Nanovic included:Anthony J. Boyle, 21, of Hazleton, was sentenced to serve three to one day less 24 months in the county prison on a charge of corruption of a minor. On a theft count he was placed on probation for a year consecutive to the first count.Boyle was arrested by state police at Hazleton for having sexual contact with a then 14-year-old girl at a cabin in Lehigh Township. More serious charges including statutory sexual assault were dropped in a plea bargain.The theft count stems from Boyle taking a .38-caliber handgun from the cabin. The incidents occurred on Dec. 14-19, 2011.The corruption charge falls under the provisions of Megan's Law meaning Boyle must register as a sexual offender for 15 years.Nanovic also ordered him to supply a DNA sample, get a D&A evaluation, get his General Education Diploma (GED), and make restitution of $360.Amy Lynn Tessitore, 27, of Weissport, was sentenced to serve four to 18 months in the county prison on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.She was arrested by agents of the state Attorney General's office and the county drug task force with making sales of oxycodone to a confidential informant (CI), on at least two occasions.Tessitore at first denied a drug problem, but Nanovic noted a presentence investigation (PSI) report indicated past use of cocaine and heroin.She was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance on D&A use, and supply a DNA sample.She will begin the jail term on Sept. 20 at 8 a.m.Andrew Jason Tyahla Sr., 43, of Palmerton, was sentenced to serve six to 12 months in the count prison on a charge of retail theft.He was arrested by Palmerton police for taking two T-shirts valued at $8 from the Family Dollar Store on Delaware Avenue.Nanovic said Tyahla, who has other charges still pending, will be facing jail terms each time he is convicted of a crime because of an extensive prior record. Tyahla said he was been a drug abuser for a long time.He was also ordered to get a D&A evaluation and make restitution of the $8.Kevin Tansley, 26, of Palmerton, was sentenced to serve 10 to one day less 24 months in the county prison on a charge of flight to avoid apprehension.He was arrested on Jan. 11 by sheriff deputies after fleeing them when they told him they had a warrant for his arrest.The prison term runs concurrent with an eight to one day less 24 month term he is currently serving on a theft charge.He was also ordered to supply a DNA sample, get both a D&A and mental health evaluations, zero tolerance on D&A use, and get his GED. He was given credit for 58 days spent in jail on the charge and was granted work release privileges.Michael Taschler, 27, of Lehighton, was sentenced to serve one to 12 months in the county prison on a charge of indecent exposure.He was charged by Lehighton police for an incident on June 6 in the area of 215 S. First St. Police said Taschler exposed himself to two girls, both 14, and made inappropriate contact with the girls. A indecent assault count was dropped.He was also ordered to get both a D&A and mental health evaluations.On a harassment count, a misdemeanor, he was sent to prison on a charge of driving under the influence (DUI).He was arrested on Jan. 15 along Trachsville Hill Road, in Lower Towamensing Township, by state police at Lehighton. Given a test, the result was .17BAC.He was also ordered to pay a fine of $500, one year license suspension, and get a D&A evaluation.He will serve the five days on single days on Sept. 23, 30, and Oct. 7, 21, and 28. All starting at 9 a.m.David Scott Buffington, 62, of Harrisburg, was sentenced in two DUI cases.He was sentenced in the first case to serve five days to six months in the county prison, pay a fine of $500, and one year license suspension. On the second count he was sentenced to serve 90 days to five years in the county prison, pay a fine of $1,500, and license suspended for 18 months.He was also ordered to get both a D&A and mental health evaluations, and zero tolerance imposed on D&A use.He was arrested on he first count on June 16, 2012, along Blakeslee Blvd., Mahoning Township. Given a test, the result was .27BAC. The second arrest occurred o June 30, 2012, along Hemlock Drive, also in Mahoning Township. Given a test, the result was .20BAC.He was given credit for spending eight and a half months in the Salvation Army inpatient program in Harrisburg, and was paroled.Each defendant must also pay court costs, which average close to $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.