A Carbon County woman was sentenced to a short prison term and long probation term for theft and forgery charges.

Another woman was given a jail term for retail theft, and a Montgomery County man was placed on a long probation for indecent assault.All three defendants, who previously pleaded guilty to the charges, appeared Thursday for sentencing before Carbon Judge Joseph J. Matika.Nesquehoning theftKensey Marie Shanfelt, 20, of Lehighton, and formerly of Nesquehoning, was sentenced to serve 30 days in the county prison followed by 11 months in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program (IPP), with the first five months wearing an electronic monitoring device, plus another two years of probation.Shanfelt previously pleaded guilty to three counts of theft, two counts each of access device fraud and one count of forgery.Shanfelt was arrested by Nesquehoning police for taking the credit card of her then employer, Toni Marie Macaluso of the Lantern Restaurant, and making purchases. She also took checks from the business and forged her name on them for cash.She also admitted taking jewelry from the home of Jane Adams, in the borough, where she was hired to help clean the home.Defense Attorney Stephen Vlossak told Matika that unlike so many other cases where defendants appear in theft-related cases in which the money was used to feed a drug habit, that was not the reason in Shanfelt's case.Vlossak said his client has never been able to tell him why she did the things she did to friends and people she knew.He did say that while growing up, Shanfelt had a learning disability and is bipolar. He said she is currently receiving counseling for her mental health problems and is on medication.Vlossak also said she had been employed since her arrest and has saved her money and was ready to make full restitution to her victims.Shanfelt said she was sorry for what she had done.When asked by Matika why she did it, Shanfelt replied, "I have no idea."Assistant District Attorney Jane A. Engler said although Shanfelt was ready to repay the victims for their losses, it was not enough. She said some of the items taken can never be replaced as the items, such a jewelry, were family keepsakes with tremendous sentimental value to the victims.Matika said he was troubled with the facts of the case. He told Shanfelt, "You took advantage of people who trusted you."In addition to the jail term and probation period, Matika also ordered Shanfelt to get a mental health evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, supply a DNA sample, make total restitution of $1,994.77 to the victims, and render a total of 150 hours of community service.She began the prison term immediately.Retail theftAmanda L. Logenbach, 26, of Lehighton, was sentenced to serve 30 days to 18 months in the county prison on a charge of retail theft.She was arrested by Mahoning Township police for an incident on July 30, 2013, at the Wal-Mart store.Matika rejected a recommendation for probation for Logenbach, noting that she has eight prior theft convictions, including four for retail theft.In addition to the jail term, Logenbach was ordered to get both a drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, supply a DNA sample, make restitution of $198.97 to Wal-Mart, and render 75 hours of community service.She will serve the prison term on consecutive weekends beginning Friday, March 14, at 8 p.m. Matika said he was permitting the weekends because Logenbach has young children at home.Indecent assaultNeftaly Santana, 18, of Norristown, Montgomery County, was placed on probation for two years on a charge of indecent assault.He was arrested by state police at Lehighton for an incident at Beltzville State Park in Towamensing Township. He was charged with committing an indecent assault on a then 13-year-old girl on June 3, 2013. Troopers noted the charge was based on the victim's age, not consent.Matika noted that the victim and her family did not want Santana to get a prison term for the offense.Santana was evaluated by the state sexual offenders assessment board and was found not to be a violent sexual predator.Under Megan's Law, however, Santana must register as a sexual offender for the next 25 years.Matika also ordered him to render 100 hours of community service and have no contact with the victim.The three defendants sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.