The board president of Delaware County's Penn-Delco school district will stay in office after he and his former girlfriend dropped abuse allegations against each other, the district's solicitor said yesterday.
On Monday, former Penn-Delco school board member Christina Fink said in an application for a temporary Protection From Abuse order that several times since early October, Keith Crego choked her, kicked her and made threats to kill her.
Crego filed an application for a temporary Protection From Abuse order the next day, saying that Fink had pushed, punched and slapped him and threatened violence. Both said the other had been an "intimate" partner; both requests were granted.
"There was an amicable resolution by the parties to what they considered to be a private dispute - private differences," Mark Sereni said. He added that Crego "has not resigned and has no intention of resigning" from the school board.
Crego, 36, a Verizon account manager from Aston, was appointed to the board about seven years ago and has served as its president since 2001.
Fink, 31, a Marple Newtown school district teacher from Aston, was appointed to the board in June and served for about a month before resigning, saying she was taking on an increased workload and did not have the time.
Crego is married but is separated from his wife and "is going through an amicable divorce," Sereni said. Crego declined comment yesterday; Fink could not be reached.
Last year, Crego applied to become superintendent of the nearby Chester Upland School District. He was a finalist but did not get the job.
Sereni said that Crego told the other board members about Fink's allegations and his response at a meeting Wednesday night. "The school board has not asked and will not ask Mr. Crego to resign because there is no legal basis to do so," Sereni said. He said the board "has reaffirmed its support for Mr. Crego." For them, the dismissal of the orders and dropping of the charges "ends the matter," he said.
Crego is the vice-chairman of the Aston Republican party; chairman Joseph Possenti Jr. said yesterday that the party committee will meet soon - probably next week - to decide whether to leave him in the position. "I have yet to hear from him and I have yet to reach out to him," Possenti added. "I'm kind of blown away by this thing... it came as a shock to me."
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