In a preliminary hearing in Northampton County Court Monday afternoon, prosecutors agreed to drop the two most serious charges -- endangering the welfare of a child, and corruption of minors, both felonies -- in exchange for adding a second-degree misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment. In addition, Cuvo still faces charges of furnishing alcohol to minors, and public drunkenness.
Jack W. Cuvo, Jr., 48, remains free after posting 10 percent of $20,000 bail. He is due to appear in Northampton County Court for formal arraignment Jan. 7.
The mat legend was arrested in the early morning hours of August 21 for an incident in which he allegedly forced an underage boy to consume vodka and wait in his car while he was drinking in a Nazareth, Pa. bar.
According to police reports at the time, a Nazareth police officer on patrol was flagged down by Cuvo outside the American Hotel. Cuvo told the officer the bartender had taken his keys. The bartender told police Cuvo was drunk when he came into the tavern, and he remained there about 90 minutes while a 14-year-old boy was in Cuvo's car, according to police. The child came into the bar, saying he was afraid to leave with Cuvo. The boy later told police that Cuvo had forced him to drink vodka while at Cuvo's home. Cuvo then drove to the bar while drinking vodka and forced the boy to wait in the car while he went inside the bar, the boy told police.
Cuvo won a Pennsylvania state title at Easton High School, then claimed back-to-back Division I titles for ESU in 1988 and 1989.
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