PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — An area pharmacist has pleaded responsible to illegal contact with a minor after she was accused of utilizing the private info of an underage buyer to allegedly prey on her for sexual gratification.

The sufferer and her household spoke to Action News. They did not wish to go on digital camera however they did wish to make clear the case as a result of they had been fearful there are different victims.

According to the felony grievance, Angela D’Alessandro befriended the then 14-year-old sufferer and her mom on the Giant Pharmacy in Plymouth Meeting.

The household stated on the time, D’Alessandro provided to assist with the juvenile’s nervousness and melancholy.

Then in early 2018, D’Alessandro allegedly despatched a Hallmark card to the sufferer together with her telephone quantity.

The two started texting, and within the weeks forward she allegedly kissed and fondled the juvenile, showered her with presents like a Pandora bracelet and professed her need to have intercourse with the teenage lady.

Drexel professor and nationally acknowledged skilled in well being care regulation, Dr. Robert Field, known as the case uncommon.

“It is a pretty horrific ethical violation,” he stated.

Field stated pharmacists have restricted contact with sufferers, nevertheless it’s clear D’Alessandro knew the sufferer’s drugs and fragile state.

“So this pharmacist went out of her way to behave in ways to get to know a patient in a way that was utterly inappropriate to her role,” he stated.

According to the felony grievance, the sufferer expressed her unease in regards to the inappropriate relationship earlier than it may escalate to intercourse.

D’Alessandro allegedly ordered the younger teen to delete their texts.

The sufferer and her mother went to police. In January of 2021, D’Alessandro was charged with illegal contact with a minor, indecent assault and different costs.

In May she pleaded responsible to at least one depend of illegal contact with a minor.

Action News tried to ask D’Alessandro in regards to the costs however she ran from our digital camera.

The sufferer’s household stated they’ve points with Giant. They stated they continued to see her working on the retailer properly after the costs had been filed. It’s unclear when Giant came upon about them or the corporate’s coverage with regard to felony issues. The firm stated it could not touch upon lively felony issues.

D’Alessandro is now not employed by Giant.

“It seems to me the pharmacist could have been put on administrative leave until the facts of the case were better known,” stated Dr. Field.

Victim impression statements will likely be learn at sentencing. Action News obtained a duplicate.

In half, the sufferer states: “…her assault has altered the course of my life and changed me as a person forever. “

This has been devastating for her dad and mom as properly.

Her father writes: “This guilt associated with not protecting my daughter has haunted me daily. The abuse suffered at the hands of Ms. D’Alessandro hijacked my daughter’s childhood.”

Sadly, the sufferer nonetheless thinks of harming herself, and her melancholy and nervousness have solely amplified.

She continues remedy.

Sentencing is scheduled for October 5.