Update Accused Child Rapist Found In Central PA, Police Say

UPDATE: Accused child rapist Vernon Odean Moody has been located, according to an updated release by the Harrisburg Bureau of police.

Jillian Pikora

10/18/2022 2:20 p.m.

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A man accused of raping a child is at-large in central Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Harrisburg City police are searching for Vernon Odean Moody, 58, of Harrisburg, who raped and sexually assaulted a child during "interactions" between 2015 and 2016, the department alleges.

He was charged Monday with rape of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, photographing or videotaping sexual acts of a child, and four related offenses, according to the release.

Moody has been known to frequent downtown Harrisburg and could be in the area, police explained in the release.

Anyone with information on Moody’s whereabouts should call Harrisburg police at 717-558-6900, or submit a tip through CrimeWatch.

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