(WJET/WFXP) – A Bradford sex offender, who previously pleaded guilty to raping and sexually assaulting a child over a multi-year period, has been sentenced.

On Thursday, August 14, the District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer with the McKean County DA's Office announced that Andrew Silsby was sentenced to serve 20-40 years in state prison, along with three years of probation, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting and raping a child from 2016 to 2024.

According to the DA's Office, between 2016 and 2024, Silsby had sexual intercourse with a minor over 20 times when the child was between the ages of 10 and 15. Silsby also had oral sex with the victim 15 times during that period.

Along with his sentence, Silsby was found to meet the criteria of a sexually violent predator and i

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