A Summit Hill man was sentenced to a county prison term on Tuesday in Carbon County court after pleading guilty in three pending cases, all involving indecent exposure charges.

Richly Ivory-Coate, 36, and formerly of Lansford, pleaded to three counts of indecent exposure and one count each of simple assault and open lewdness. The three sets of charges were filed by Lansford police.

Ivory-Coate was first arrested on Mach 31, 2020, at the Lansford High Rise. While in the elevator with another man, he attempted to pull the other man’s pants down and grabbed his buttocks while exposing himself. A charge of indecent assault was dropped in a plea deal with the district attorney’s office. In that case he pleaded to one exposure count and simple assault.

The second incident occurred on May 30, 2020, at Patterson and Coal streets. Police were dispatched to the scene to a report of a man urinating in public and exposing himself. Police said there were several young children in the area at the time.

The third incident occurred on June 23, 2020, at the same intersection where he again exposed himself with children in the area. A corruption of minors count was dropped in a plea deal.

Defense attorney Joseph J. Mottola, of the public defender’s office, told the court his client has suffered with long-term mental health issues. He said at the time of the incidents he was not taking his prescribed medications and was not receiving his regular counseling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He said once Ivory-Coate went back on his medications he was no problem. Mottola also said his client has no prior contacts with law enforcement.

Mottola added his client is now receiving counseling in addition to his medication.

Nanovic sentenced him to serve a total of two to 12 months in the county prison followed by one year of probation. He also ordered him to get a mental health evaluation or supply a report from his current provider of his counseling sessions, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole and probation.

He will begin the jail term at 9 a.m. on Feb. 12. The delay in the start of the term is due to COVID-19 issues at the county prison.