Sex Crimes — Lancaster County, PA — reported 2026-07-15

SUMMARY

Samuel S. Beiler and William Gibbs II were sentenced to state prison for child sexual abuse crimes.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Sex Crimes
  • Location: Lancaster County, PA
  • Date reported: 2026-07-15
  • Suspect: male, age 37

REPORTED DETAILS

  • Beiler pleaded guilty to 17 offenses including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, five counts of indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age and other related charges.
  • Gibbs pleaded guilty to two counts of patronizing a victim of human trafficking, two counts of statutory sexual assault, one count each of corruption of minors and other related charges.
  • Beiler was sentenced to eight to 16 years in state prison followed by seven years of probation.
  • Gibbs was sentenced to 2½ to five years in state prison followed by five years of probation.