District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that the Bradford man charged with raping a child over a several year period has pled guilty in a plea hearing before the Judge on February 13th.  

Andrew SILSBY of Bradford pled guilty to Rape of a Child and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse for numerous incidents of sex assault against a minor child from 2016 to 2024 including intercourse with the victim 20 times when the child was between the ages of 10 and 15 and oral sex 15 times during that time period.  The District Attorney’s Office gave notice of its intention to seek the higher sentence permitted for under a special provision in the law for offenders who commit sex crimes against children.  

SILSBY will be required to be assessed by the Sex Offender Assessment Board as required by Pennsylvania law for anyone convicted of a sex offense to determine if he meets the definition of a sexually violent predator.  That assessment must be received by the District Attorney’s Office prior to sentencing.  Sentencing was scheduled for May.