Washington State Man Sentenced For Child Rape in Canada
October 26, 2021 10:47AM PDT
Credit: MGN
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – A 63-year-old Port Townsend, Washington, man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for raping a 6-year-old child while on a vacation in Canada.
John Timothy Whicher pleaded guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place in February 2021.
According to court records, Whicher took the child to Ontario, Canada to stay at a family cabin in 2017.
When the child returned from the trip, the child told a parent about the molestation, saying Whicher said to keep it a secret.
The parent reported it to the Port Townsend Police.
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