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George Wakeley, 62 of the 3400 block of Bull Road in York, was found guilty of 17 child abuse offenses on March 18, 2024, the DA's office detailed in the release.
One of the children told the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police about the abuse in 2018 "before an extensive investigation resulted in charges being filed on November 21, 2022," as stated in the release.
During the investigation, detectives learned that he sexually abused three children, ages 5 through 12, at a residence in the 1500 block of Rothsville Road, Warwick Township, Lititz, from 2003 through 2008.
A two-day day trial was held before Judge Jeffrey Conrad. After less than 25 minutes of jury deliberation, Wakeley "was found guilty of eight counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, three counts of corruption of minors, and six counts of indecent assault of a person less than 13, " as written in the DA's release.
Assistant District Attorney Fritz Haverstick prosecuted the case and said the following during his closing argument:
“I thought I’d seen all of the evil and vile acts a man can do to a child, but then you see a man do something this depraved. Who can come up with something that sick? George Wakeley, that’s who."
Wakeley has been in federal prison on child pornography charges since 2015. His sentencing date for this conviction has yet to be scheduled.
Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Detective Eric Zimmerman filed charges and testified at the trial.
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