WILKES-BARRE — A Scranton man accused of accidentally shooting a woman in the face pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated assault charges.

Robert William France, 30, of 1934 Boulevard Ave., saw a charge of illegally carrying a firearm dismissed against him in exchange for his felony plea.

Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. ordered France to have no contact with the victim, Silvia Murati, and to appear for sentencing June 30.

According to prosecutors, France had been drinking at Ole Tyme Charley's with three others, including Murati. When the group left the bar, they went to get gas at a Turkey Hill in Plains Township, where France reported he accidentally fired a Taurus .357 magnum he had been handling, according to prosecutors.

After the shooting, France told reporters he was sorry for what happened.