VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) — An Oil City man accused of raping young boys was sentenced on Friday in the Venango County Court.
According to court documents, Venango County Judge Robert L. Boyer sentenced 21-year-old William Anthony Diamond Jr., of Oil City, to a minimum of 27 years four month to a maximum of 97 years.
Diamond will be serving his sentence at SCI Camp Hill.
He will receive credit for 264 days already served at Venango County Jail.
He is not RRRI (Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive) eligible.
Diamond pleaded guilty to the following charges stemming from three different incidents:
– Rape of a Child, Felony 1
– Criminal Attempt/Rape of a Child, Felony 1
– Unlawful Restraint/ Serious Bodily Injury, Misdemeanor 1
– Unlawful Contact with Minor — Sexual Offense, Felony 3
– Corruption of Minors, Misdemeanor 1
As a result of his guilty plea, several other charges were dismissed.
Details of the incidents:
June 15, 2017
Charges arose from a month-long investigation into the sexual assault of a nine-year-old male.
According to police, “Diamond met with the boy and his family in the Siverly area of Oil City. Once alone with the child, he took him to a secluded area.”
Diamond then allegedly engaged in anal sex with the child, according to court documents.
“The child returned to his family and immediately reported the incident. It was then reported to Venango County Children and Youth Services,” court documents indicate.
Police say in early July of 2017, a forensic interview was conducted with the victim at the Troy Woods Complex on Dale Avenue in Franklin, Pa. During the interview, the victim disclosed the above information.
On July 17, 2017, William Diamond met officers of the Oil City Police Department for an interview. During that interview, Diamond admitted to having anal sexual contact with the minor victim one time.
Diamond pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony charge of Rape of a Child in this case.
July 1, 2017 Incident
According to a criminal complaint filed by Patrolman Webster, a 14-year-old male victim told investigators that he went to a “swimming hole” in Siverly with Diamond in early- to mid-July.
During the incident, Diamond started watching pornographic videos on his phone and showed the phone to the victim, the complaint indicates.
The victim stated he “did not watch the porn, and told Diamond he did not want to see it,” the complaint states.
According to the criminal complaint, Diamond repeatedly asked the victim to perform a sexual act on him.
When the victim attempted to leave, Diamond said “come on man, no one will know” and attempted to touch the victim. Diamond then allegedly attempted to pull down the victim’s pants. Then, Diamond allegedly held the victim down and attempted to unbutton the victim’s pants. The victim ran away, stating that he looked back several times “to make sure (Diamond) was not chasing him,” the complaint states.
The victim had not made contact with Diamond since the date of the incident.
After interviewing the victim, Patrolman Webster applied for a search warrant for Diamond’s cell phone. The search warrant was granted, and Oil City Police Officer Culp conducted a forensic examination of the phone which revealed several pornographic photographs and evidence of web searches related to pornography within the timeframe of the incident.
Diamond pleaded guilty to two first-degree misdemeanor charges — Unlawful Restraint/Serious Bodily Injury and Corruption of Minors — and a third-degree felony charge of Unlawful Contact with Minor.
Charges filed on November 2, 2017
Charges were filed on November 2 on a third case against Diamond from an incident that occurred in Oil City.
Oil City Police filed the following charges:
– Criminal Attempt — Rape of Child, Felony 1 (two counts)
– Criminal Attempt — Rape Threat Of Forcible Compulsion, Felony 1 (two counts)
– Criminal Solicitation — Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse W/Child, Felony 1
– Indecent Assault Person Less than 13 Years of Age, Felony 3 (two counts)
– Corruption Of Minors — Defendant Age 18, Felony 3 (two counts)
In this case, all charges were dismissed with the exception of one first-degree felony count of Criminal Attempt — Rape of Child.
