Fernando H. Silva, 35, of Lebanon County was found guilty Thursday of all charges following a three-day jury trial, according to the Attorney General's Office.
The abuse happened between 2019 and 2024, when the children were pre-teens during most of the conduct, prosecutors said.
Silva was an acquaintance of the children, giving him regular access to them, according to testimony presented at trial.
Silva beat the children with his hands, belts, and other household objects and also groped them, prosecutors said.
One of the children first disclosed the abuse in 2024, according to the Attorney General's Office.
“For years, this defendant repeatedly abused these children who ultimately had the strength to tell their stories, then bravely take the stand in court this week,” Sunday said. “I commend the jurors for weighing the facts and returning a just verdict, and also the investigators and prosecutor for pursuing this case to a conviction.”
The jury convicted Silva of felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child, indecent assault, and corruption of minors, along with misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure.
Lebanon County Detectives filed the charges. Senior Deputy Attorney General Amy Muller prosecuted the case.
Silva is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 16.
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