LANCASTER, PA — A Lancaster County man has been sentenced to 12 to 25 years in state prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a girl who was between 8 and 9 years old when the abuse began. Prosecutors said the case involved repeated conduct at a home in Elizabeth Township.
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office identified the defendant as Kyle Wiebner, 31, of Lower Swatara Township. A jury found him guilty of multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault and corruption of minors.
The sentencing ends a case that prosecutors said centered on abuse that happened between 2017 and 2018. Court records and the district attorney’s account describe a pattern of behavior that the victim said affected her deeply.
How prosecutors said the abuse took place
According to the district attorney’s office, the assaults occurred inside a home in Elizabeth Township during the 2017 to 2018 period. The victim was very young at the time, and prosecutors said she was between 8 and 9 years old when the abuse happened.
Officials said Wiebner used items in the child’s bedroom in a disturbing way to justify going into the room. Prosecutors said he stored his underwear there so he would have a reason to enter the child’s space.
That detail was part of the case presented by the prosecution, which argued that the conduct showed planning and manipulation beyond the assaults themselves. The district attorney’s office did not provide additional details about how long the abuse continued or how it was discovered.
The conviction and charges returned by the jury
Wiebner was found guilty of multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault and corruption of minors, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Those convictions led to the prison term handed down in court.
Aggravated indecent assault is among the more serious sexual offense charges in Pennsylvania, and corruption of minors involves conduct that harms or tends to harm a child’s welfare. Prosecutors said the guilty verdict reflected the seriousness of the abuse described at trial.
The district attorney’s office did not say when the verdict was returned, but it confirmed that sentencing followed the conviction. The case was handled in Lancaster County, where the home was located and where the trial and sentencing took place.
What the victim told the court
The victim, now 16, testified in court about the impact of the abuse. Prosecutors said she told the judge that Wiebner’s actions “changed who she was as a person.”
That testimony was a central part of the sentencing hearing, according to the district attorney’s office. It gave the court a direct account of how the abuse affected her over time, years after the original crimes were said to have occurred.
Because the victim was still a child when the assaults happened, her testimony highlighted both the age gap and the long-term harm described in the case. The district attorney’s office did not release any further details from her statement.
Wiebner’s statement at sentencing
During sentencing, Wiebner told the court that he was sorry “for anything I’ve ever caused,” according to the district attorney’s office. Prosecutors said he did not offer a direct apology to the victim.
That distinction was noted by the prosecutor’s office as part of the sentencing hearing. It underscored the tension between the defendant’s statement and the victim’s testimony about the harm she suffered.
The district attorney’s office did not say whether Wiebner addressed the court at length beyond that statement. The sentence of 12 to 25 years in state prison now leaves him facing a lengthy term behind bars.
What the sentence means going forward
The prison term of 12 to 25 years means Wiebner could serve more than a decade before becoming eligible for release, depending on how the state parole system applies his sentence. The exact amount of time served will depend on prison and parole decisions under Pennsylvania law.
For Lancaster County prosecutors, the case ends with a significant sentence in a child sexual assault prosecution. The district attorney’s office framed the conviction and punishment as the result of the jury’s findings and the court’s decision at sentencing.
No additional public information was provided about possible appeals or further court proceedings. For now, the case stands as a serious criminal sentence arising from abuse prosecutors said occurred in a family home in Elizabeth Township.
