Crime & Safety
Babysitter Who Raped 5-Year-Old Boy Gets Prison Term
Dylan McKinney sexually assaulted a Ross boy last year.
ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA - A babysitter hired through an online child care service pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a 5-year-old boy in his care. A judge then sentenced Dylan McKinney, 27, of Shaler, to eight-to-16 years in prison.
Ross police worked with Hampton police on the case. The child's parents are former Hampton residents who moved used McKinney's babysitting services before and after moving to Ross.
Ross police said following McKinney's arrest that they believe he assaulted other children he was hired to babysit.
McKinney worked for Sittercity, an online service that has provided babysitters since 2001.
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