A former Penn State student charged with breaking into a woman's dorm room in 2003 pleaded guilty to those charges on Friday.

James Conteh Jr., 20, of Lanham, Md., pleaded guilty to charges of criminal trespass in relation to an Oct. 18, 2003 incident, in which he allegedly entered a dorm room on the sixth floor of McKean Hall.

The case marks the first time anyone has gone to trial as a result of investigations into any of the open cases involving campus security that include indecent or sexual assaults that have occurred on campus.

Judge Tom Kistler defined criminal trespass as "going into a place where you're not supposed to be without stealing anything."

Kistler said there was an effort on everyone's part to plea bargain.

He added that there was some confusion with sentencing Conteh because he is a Maryland resident.

"He was initially sentenced and then vacated that order because we weren't sure how to sentence him," Kistler said.

A sentencing date is set for Dec. 20.

Karen Muir, Conteh's attorney, could not be reached for comment.

Conteh was a student at Penn State when the incident occurred, but he has since been expelled. He now lives in Maryland with his father.

Other charges against Conteh in connection with a Nov. 7, 2003 incident were dropped by the assistant district attorney last December because court documents did not include the district attorney's signature.