He stalked the girl since middle school when he was a student teacher. 
Feb 16, 2008 - James Minetola II, 27, a student-teacher convicted of stalking a teenager in 2005 and then following her to college, will be going to prison.
Initially sentenced to probation, will now serve a one- to five-year state prison sentence for stalking the now 20-year-old woman since she was in ninth grade.
Minetola of Northampton was re-arrested in December after showing up at Bloomsburg University in Columbia County, and asking about the victim, police said. He allegedly tracked her to the college by searching the Internet.In revoking the probation and sentencing him, Bucks County Judge Mitchell Goldberg said that he also took into consideration reports that Minetola's mental health issues were not properly treated while he was on probation.
At Bloomsburg, Minetola allegedly told the victim's sorority sisters that he was seeking her out because she was in some of his classes and he wanted her to tutor him. The girls thought he was “strange,” police said, and ignored him.
Unbeknownst to Minetola, the girl had transferred to another school before he arrived.Officials found out about his trip to Bloomsburg, and his probation was revoked.
TT - This is the same judge who originally sentenced him to probation who didn't think this was worthy of mandated mental treatment.
Minetola will stand trial in March for the college visit. The new charges could mean 14 years.
Full Name: James Albert Minetola II
SENTENCED TO PROBATION (AGAIN) April 4, 2008 - Minetola pleaded guilty Thursday to stalking charges. He told the now 20-year-old woman and her parents that his mental illness is under control and promised to stay away from her. Bucks County Judge Mitchell Goldberg [Yes, the exact same judge.] sentenced Minetola to an additional seven years of probation Thursday.
The sentence, which was the result of a plea bargain, means that Minetola will be under court supervision for up to 12 years and can be sent back to jail for violating probation. Conditions of the sentence are that he have no contact with the victim and remain in mental health treatment.
