WTAJ REPORTS THAT POLICE ARRESTED 32 YEAR OLD ROBERT BYERS OF ALTOONA FOR ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THE CHILD BACK IN NOVEMBER. THE REPORT STATES THAT BYERS WAS BABYSITTIG THE CHILD AND REPORTEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED THE 5 YEAR OLD WHEN BYERS THOUGHT THE CHILD WAS ASLEEP, AFTER WATCHING PORN ON A COMPUTER. BYERS WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH FELONY STATUTORY SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, CORRUPTION OF MINORS AND INVOLUNARY DEVIATE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER CHARGES. BYERS IS IN THE BLAIR COUNTY JAIL ON $300,000 BAIL. POLICE SAID THAT BYERS ALLEGEDLY ADMITTED TO THE ASSAULT DURING QUESTIONING LAST WEEK.
