Man Accused of Attempted Rape of 10-Year-Old Venango County Boy, Faces 45 Charges

Aly Delp

Aly Delp

Published July 14, 2018 4:28 am
Man Accused of Attempted Rape of 10-Year-Old Venango County Boy, Faces 45 Charges

VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) — A 21-year-old man is facing rape and other sexual assault charges in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred in 2012 in Oil City involving a 10-year-old boy.

According to court documents, 21-year-old Andrew Anthony G. Miller, of Sharon, was arraigned at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 13, in Magisterial District Judge Andrew F. Fish’s office on the following charges:

  • Criminal Attempt — Rape Forcible Compulsion, Felony 1 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Rape of Child, Felony 1 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Statutory Sexual Assault: 4-8 Years Older, Felony 2 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse Forcible Compulsion, Felony 1 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse Person Less Than 16 Years of Age, Felony 1 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with Child, Felony 1 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Sexual Assault, Felony 2 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Aggravated Indecent Assault Without Consent, Felony 2 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Aggravated Indecent Assault — Complainant Less Than 13 Years Old, Felony 2 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Aggravated Indecent Assault — Complainant Less Than 16 Years Old, Felony 2 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Aggravated Indecent Assault of Child, Felony 1 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Indecent Assault Without Consent of Other, Misdemeanor 2 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Indecent Assault Forcible Compulsion, Misdemeanor 1 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Indecent Assault Person Less than 13 Years of Age, Misdemeanor 1 (three counts)
  • Criminal Attempt — Indecent Assault Person Less 16 Years of Age, Misdemeanor 2 (three counts)

Miller is currently free on $25,000.00 unsecured bail.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, with Judge Fish presiding.

Details of the case:

On December 29, 2017, Patrolman Culp interviewed a juvenile victim, who was 10 years old at the time. It was reported that between August 17, 2012, and November 10, 2012, Andrew Anthony G. Miller, who was 17 at that time, allegedly attempted to rape and sexually assault the victim on three separate occasions at an Oil City residence, according to the complaint.

According to the complaint, during each incident, the victim allegedly escaped the sexual assault by fighting off Miller and/or fleeing and hiding.

On April 15, 2018, Patrolman Culp conducted an interview with Miller at the Oil City Police Department.

According to the complaint, Miller allegedly admitted to having some sexual contact with the victim and stated that in his mind, the acts were “of a consensual nature” and that they had both agreed to “keep it a secret.”

The complaint states that when asked about his specific recollection of the acts and events, Miller said that “he could not recall and stated that he suffered a medical incident in 2016 which has left him with memory loss of events prior to that time.”

EDITOR’S NOTE 1: Extreme graphic details were not included due to the sexual nature of the alleged crimes.

EDITOR’S NOTE 2: Several details were removed from this article to help protect the identity of the victim.

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