LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – Timothy Barker, a 48-year-old resident of the first block of E. Main Street in Leola, is set to face multiple charges in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas.
Last Thursday, Magisterial District Judge William Benner held a preliminary hearing and determined that the case should proceed to county court.
Barker faces charges of rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault of a person less than 13, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of children.
The victim, now 17, testified that the abuse began at age 9 and escalated before ceasing around age 13. Barker, who was in a caregiving role at the time, was between 40 and 44 years old during the period of abuse. The victim was interviewed on July 18, following a referral from a ChildLine report.
The abuse reportedly took place in a home in West Lampeter Township. Barker will be formally arraigned on October 13 at 9 a.m.