11-02-2025
Johnstown-area man waives hearing in rape case
VINCO, Pa. – A Johnstown-area man is set to stand trial, accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile during a nine-year period, East Taylor Township police allege.
East Taylor Township police charged Benjamin Sidney Boring, 23, of the 100 block of St. Petkas Lane, with multiple counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child.
Boring waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday before District Judge Mary Ann Zanghi, of Vinco.
According to a complaint affidavit, a witness came forward and alleged that Boring had been assaulting the 15-year-old girl since she was 6 years old. Police said the alleged assaults took place between June 2015 and July 2024.
Charges were filed after a forensic interview with the girl was conducted at Circle of Support Child Advocacy Center Center in Richland Township in August 2024.
Boring denied the allegations.
Boring was sent to Cambria County Prison in Ebensburg after failing to post 10% of $75,000 bond.
