IRWIN TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Sentencing is scheduled for today for a Kentucky man who was convicted of the rape of a child in Irwin Township.
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Court documents indicate 55-year-old James M. Yeager, of Elizabeth Town, Kentucky, is scheduled to stand for sentencing in front of Senior Judge Paul H. Millin at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, September 20, on the following charges:
– Rape of child, Felony 1 (ten counts)
– Statutory Sexual Assault: 11 Years Older, Felony 1 (ten counts)
– Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse With Child, Felony 1 (ten counts)
– Aggravated Indecent Assault of Child, Felony 1 (ten counts)
– Unlawful Contact With Minor — Sexual Offenses, Felony 1 (ten counts)
– Unlawful Restraint/Involuntary Servitude, Felony 2 (ten counts)
– Indecent Assault Person less than 13 Years of Age, Felony 3 (ten counts)
Yeager was found guilty of the above charges during a trial held on July 27, 2021.
The charges stem from an investigation into a report to the Childline Child Abuse Hotline over two years ago.