December 11, 2019- Commonwealth v. Keith Hoffa:  Dauphin County Judge Deborah Curcillo today found Keith Hoffa, guilty of a multitude counts of sexual molestation of minors.  During the emotional three day trial, victim after victim took the stand and told Judge Curcillo about the abuse they suffered at Hoffa’s hands.  Many of the victims painfully fought through their pain to find the strength to face Hoffa in the courtroom and describe the abuse he inflicted upon them.  Under direct examination by Senior Deputy District Attorney Sarah Phillips, a breathless courtroom could feel the pain of one victim in particular, now in her twenties, as she struggled to describe how Hoffa forcibly raped her when she was 12 years old.  Her testimony came after the testimony earlier in the day when a 12 year old girl told the judge about Hoffa indecently touching her while she visited his home when she was 9 years old.  In total, Hoffa was convicted of molesting 5 victims over a 25 year time period.       

Hoffa’s sexual abuse of children stretches over at least 20 years back to the 1990’s.  Hoffa who was convicted in 1998 of aggravated indecent assault of a minor, took the stand in his own defense today.  During cross examination by Chief Deputy District Attorney Seán M. McCormack, despite admitting to penetrating his 14 year old victim with his fingers and having her touch his privates in 1998, Hoffa refuse to admit that his actions were for sexual gratification.    McCormack commented after the verdict, “He is the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing.  He appears to be this nice helpful guy, but in reality he is the worst kind of sexual predator.  He knows by societies’ rules he legally is sexually violating his victims but in his own mind he believes he is doing nothing wrong.  We are safer today because he will never walk our streets ever again.”

McCormack expressed gratitude to everyone who help out during the investigation and prosecution of Keith Hoffa- Trooper Jeremiah Mistick was the arresting officer and Dauphin County Criminal Investigation Division Detective John O’Connor.    

Hoffa’s sentencing is scheduled for March 4, 2020.  He faces at least a mandatory 25 to 50 years in prison due to his prior 1998 aggravated indecent assault conviction.  He remains incarcerated at the Dauphin County Prison without bail.