CLINTON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A State College man has been found guilty of over 50 charges related to child sex abuse, which carries a maximum sentence of over 600 years in prison.
A jury of 12, 6 men and 6 women, found Kenneth Yerger guilty on all the charges he was facing, including raping a child, aggravated indecent assault, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and indecent assault of a child. Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse shared that a possible maximum sentence for his crimes would make him serve up to 659 years in prison.
During the trial, Strouse presented the Commonwealth's case entirely on day 1 of the trial and rested the Commonwealth's case by mid-afternoon. Yerger and his wife both took the stand in his defense. However, a jury found him guil