ATHENS TWP, Pa. (WETM) – A Bradford County inmate has been sentenced to serve time in state prison after he was found guilty of molesting a child while he was babysitting them.

Dennis J. Vanderpool Jr., 39, was sentenced to a minimum of 5 ½ years to a maximum of 31 years in state prison after he was found guilty of the following charges, as stated in a release from the Bradford County District Attorney's Office: • One count of corruption of minors, a felony in the third degree • Eight counts of indecent assault, three were graded as felonies in the third degree, and five were graded as misdemeanors

Officials say Vanderpool was charged with the crimes by Athens Township Police in 2024 following an investigation into incidents that occurred from November of 2021 through January of 2022

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