Ex-Greenwich man convicted of sex assault of girl
WOODBURY A little girl's ordeal is far from over,
and her innocence shattered, even though her abuser was
convicted Friday.
A Superior Court jury found 40-year-old Michael L. Pavlyik,
formerly of Greenwich Township, guilty of having several
forms of sexual contact with the girl, beginning when she
was 8 years old.
The abuse continued for more than two years, authorities
said.
Gloucester County Senior Assistant Prosecutor Audrey Curwin
said Pavlyik "used (the victim's) young age, her
vulnerability and the fear she wouldn't be able to be
with her family in order to sexually abuse her multiple
times in multiple ways."
In all, Pavlyik, who most recently lived in Dover, Pa., was
convicted on seven counts, including sexual assault and
endangering the welfare of a child. Aside from the sexual
assaults, the jury also found Pavlyik showed pornography to
the victim on a home computer.
He was additionally found guilty of possessing an explosive
device Ð a nine-inch tube filled with black powder that was
found in his former Greenwich Township residence.
He was arrested on the charges in March 2007.
"We are pleased with the verdict, which affirms the
allegations and provides a measure of justice to an
innocent, terribly abused child," Gloucester County
Prosecutor Sean Dalton said.
"This verdict would not have been possible without a
unified approach Ð great trial work by (Curwin), the
diligence of her support staff and investigative units of
this office and the cooperation of the Baltimore County
Police Department."
Curwin added, "Justice was rendered for a brave
victim, and a deplorable defendant who should expect, and
deservedly so, to be incarcerated until at least the early
to mid 2020s."
She told the jury the victim was plagued from 2004 to 2007
with fear of, and vulnerability to, Pavlyik.
The girl lived in Maryland, Prosecutor's Office
spokesman Bernie Weisenfeld said, but visited Greenwich
Township "periodically."
Three of the counts on which Pavlyik was convicted are
first-degree crimes carrying maximum prison sentences of 10
to 20 years. The other four are second-degree crimes with a
five- to 10-year maximum.
Weisenfeld said it was unknown whether the sentences will be
concurrent or consecutive.
Pavlyik was committed to the Gloucester County Jail, and
Superior Court Judge Walter L. Marshall revoked his $50,000
bail. Sentencing will come after an evaluation at the
state's Adult Diagnostic Treatment Center for sex
offenders in Avenel.
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