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Ex-PIAA official pleads no contest to assaulting daughter


Gregory Biller, 47, of Franklin Township, was previously listed online as director of business affairs for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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A former Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association administrator pleaded no contest on Tuesday to simple assault in exchange for serving two years on probation after police said he threw and choked his 10-year-old daughter when she asked for more attention.

Gregory Biller, 47, of Franklin Township, who was previously listed online as the director of business affairs for the PIAA, must also complete parenting classes, undergo a mental health evaluation and have no contact with his daughter while on supervision. He did not admit guilt, but instead acknowledged that prosecutors had enough evidence to get a conviction.

“He wants this behind him,” said Dean Reynosa, Biller’s attorney, who added that his client disputes the allegations. “He wants this behind her.”

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On Sept. 25, 2016, Biller’s daughter, who had been doing homework, ran to a neighbor’s home and later described the attack to an investigator, Northern York County Regional police said. An officer observed light red marks on the girl’s neck, as well as a scrape on her thigh.

The prosecution dropped the remaining charges in the case: recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of a child.

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is one of the state’s governing organizations for middle and high school sports. PIAA Executive Director Bob Lombardi said in an email that Biller is "not employed" by the association.

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Initially, Biller’s ex-wife, who went to the hearing, wanted him to plead guilty.

But Common Pleas Judge Gregory M. Snyder said he would not accept a guilty plea from someone who maintains his or her innocence. So, he said, there were two alternatives: Biller pleads no contest or he goes to trial.

“I can’t force someone to plead guilty. In fact, I will not,” Snyder said. “Nobody in this courtroom gets railroaded.”

Eventually, Biller’s ex-wife changed her mind, saying she did not want to put her daughter, who is now 11, “through anything else.” She also agreed to not read a victim impact statement. So Deputy Prosecutor Alissa Cardenas went ahead with the no contest plea.

Biller left the courtroom without discussing the case.

Contact Dylan Segelbaum at 717-771-2102.