NORWICH – In a plea deal designed to keep a 34-year-old Plymouth man out of state prison for having sexual intercourse with a girl 19 years his junior, the defendant had to admit his part in the act and testify against his roommate, who allegedly committed the same offense.

While in County Court Monday, Scott George admitted that he had sexual intercourse with the underage teen, but he would not talk about seeing his roommate, Sam Clemens, walk into a bedroom with the same girl. The alleged incident occurred in April, 2006 inside a Town of Plymouth mobile home.

District Attorney Joseph A. McBride offered George six months in the Chenango County Correctional Facility and 10 years probation for an admittance and his testimony, but George wouldn’t give the details the DA wanted. As for Clemens’ part, George was mute.