Williamsport man gets 10-30 years for raping child in Troy

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A Williamsport man has been sentenced to at least a decade in state prison for sexually assaulting a child in Bradford County.

According to the Bradford County District Attorney’s Office, 37-year-old Robert J. Eckard was sentenced to 10 to 30 years in state prison for the charge of felony rape of a child in the first degree.

Eckard assaulted a child who was between 12 and 14 years old at the time of the incident, which occurred in Troy back in 2022.