CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — In Carbon County, a former police chief found guilty of raping a child was sentenced this week.
Brent Getz, the former Weissport chief of police, was charged back in 2019 along with Gregory Wagner.
Police say the two men raped a girl over several years at a home near Lehighton.
A jury found Getz guilty on child sex charges back in March.
He has been sentenced to 16 to 32 years behind bars.
Getz will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
