A Carbon County man admitted in the county court on Thursday to sexual abuse of a child and other related counts and threatening the life of a district judge.

Todd M. Kowar, 46, of Lake Harmony, appeared before Judge Joseph J. Matika and entered pleas in three pending cases, two involving the sexual assault of a then 13-year-old girl.Kowar pleaded to counts of sexual abuse of a child, design/copy of obscene material depicting a minor (two counts), child pornography, furnishing alcohol to a minor, and corruption of a minor (two counts).In the case involving the district judge, he pleaded to one count of terroristic threats. All the charges involving the young girl were filed by Kidder Township police and the threats count by Nesquehoning police.Kidder police charged that Kowar took nude photographs of the victim at various times. He also provided the girl with alcohol. Police charged that he took the girl and another 13-year-old girl to an adult book store. The incidents occurred over a time frame of May to December 2012.He was charged with threatening to murder District Judge Joseph Homanko of Weatherly on Aug. 1, 2013, while an inmate at the county prison.Kowar told a fellow inmate he was going to kill Homanko because he presided over a civil matter in which he allegedly lost his home and also on the child abuse charges.In a plea bargain with the district attorney's office, charges of photograph/film/depicting on computer sex act of children, unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault and indecent exposure were dropped.Matika accepted the pleas but deferred sentencing since some of the charges fall under the provisions of Megan's Law.Kowar must undergo an evaluation by the state sexual offenders assessment board to determine if he is a violent sexual offender. Matika noted that Kowar is facing registration as a sexual offender of a minimum of 15 years that could go to 25 years or life, depending on the results of the evaluation.Matika also ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.Kowar has been an inmate in the county prison since his arrest in May 2013 on the child abuse charges.