Superior Court Judge Bernard E. DeLury Jr. sentenced Thomas Lera, 43, of Cumberland County, to the term for sexual assault. Lera also must serve seven years to run concurrent on the luring count, Assistant Prosecutor Pamela D’Arcy, who represented the state, said.

“Mr. Lera acknowledges he has a problems with compulsive behavior. But acknowledging a problem does not absolve him from the ramifications of his behavior,” D’Arcy said at sentencing. “He needs to understand that his actions have had a significant negative impact on the children of this county.”