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Article published August 25, 2010
EC man awaits hearing He's accused of raping child
FORWARD TWP — A 20-year-old Evans City man will face a hearing next month on charges that he sexually assaulted a girl over a several-year period that started when she was in the second grade. Trevor S. VanDyke, who is free on $50,000 bail, is charged with rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child and unlawful contact with a minor. He also is charged with statutory sexual assault and indecent assault. Police arrested VanDyke after he allegedly confessed Aug. 18 to sexually assaulting the girl in the basement of a Mars-Evans City Road home in Forward Township. The girl, who is now 14, claimed the defendant repeatedly assaulted her between 2003 and 2007. A preliminary hearing has not yet been set.
