August 26, 2005

Jury finds ex-coach guilty of raping girl

NEW BLOOMFIELD (PA)
The Patriot-News

Friday, August 26, 2005
BY JOE ELIAS
Of Our Carlisle Bureau
NEW BLOOMFIELD - The jury foreman recited "guilty" 14 times in the Perry County Court case against a self-described church evangelist and former gymnastics coach accused of raping and sexually assaulting a girl over a period of more than 12 years.

Anthony P. Engelke, 39, of Miller Twp., was found guilty on three counts of rape and other charges including simple assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault and corruption of minors.

The jury of seven men and five women deliberated for three hours before returning the verdicts.

Posted by kshaw at August 26, 2005 07:35 AM