Advertisement Pennsylvania State Police trooper held for trial on charges he exposed himself at Greensburg barracks Eric Zona charged with indecent exposure, open lewdness Share Shares Copy Link Copy

A suspended Pennsylvania State Police trooper is heading to trial on charges he exposed himself to a woman and offered her discounts on merchandise in exchange for her sexual participation at the Greensburg barracks.The Internal Affairs unit previously filed indecent exposure and open lewdness charges against Trooper Eric Zona. After a preliminary hearing Tuesday, District Judge Anthony Bompiani ordered Zona to stand trial on both counts.VIDEO: Watch Ashlie Hardway's reportZona did not comment after the hearing, but his attorney, Dick Galloway, said there were inconsistencies with the alleged victim's testimony and the information in the affidavit of probable cause."There's no question there are, frankly," Galloway said. "The only thing I have to go on before we have the preliminary hearing is the complaint and the two affidavits I had. That's what the state police contend that she told them. I was trying to question her to see if she was consistent with what she previously said. It appeared to me that she wasn't."Raw video: Suspended trooper leaves hearing in GreensburgPolice said the misdemeanor charges stem from an October incident at the annex building at the Troop A station.According to the criminal complaint, the woman told an Internal Affairs investigator that she texted Zona about her interest in buying police merchandise at the annex store and was told to make an appointment with him to browse the items because the store does not have regular business hours.The woman, identified as "CB," said she set up a meeting with Zona for 4 p.m. Oct. 16. After browsing the selection and choosing what she wanted, she said Zona exposed his penis two separate times and offered a discount if she would touch it or show him her nipple and watch him masturbate, according to the complaint.She refused and left the station, then got a text message that said, "Shhhhh!" at 4:38 p.m., according to the complaint. That message and others that had been deleted from Zona's phone were recovered by a forensics investigator after police got a search warrant, according to the complaint. Police said they also found the "Shhhhh!" text on the woman's phone.Zona, 46, of North Huntingdon, has been a trooper since 1996. State police officials in Harrisburg confirmed that he is on unpaid suspension.Follow updates from Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reporter Marcie Cipriani on Twitter @MCipriani_WTAE.