Aug. 14, 2025
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
A 41-year-old Coplay man pleaded guilty today to two counts of Rape of a Child, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said in a statement.
Harry Andrew Chaney will spend 20 to 40 years in state prison.
“In exchange for the plea and to avoid having the victims testify, the
remaining charges against Chaney have been withdrawn,” Holihan said in his press release.
The abuse of the two victims took place from 2016 through 2024, the statement said.
Here are the facts, from Lehigh County District Attorney Holihan:
Aug. 14, 2025
District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced a state prison sentence for a man charged with raping two
children.
Harry Andrew Chaney, DOB 06/07/1984, of Coplay, pleaded guilty today to two counts of Rape of a
Child, a felony of the first degree. In exchange for the plea and to avoid having the victims testify, the
remaining charges against Chaney have been withdrawn.
Chaney entered the plea today in a hearing before Judge Thomas M. Caffrey. Chaney was sentenced to
serve 20 to 40 years in state prison. He will be required to register for the rest of his life under the Sex
Offender Registration and Notification Act and was designated a sexually-violent predator.
The offenses occurred from 2016 through 2024 at a home in Coplay Borough. The victims were known to
the defendant and were both 7 years old when the offenses started. The pattern of abuse took place over
many years.
The investigation included the Lehigh County Child Advocacy Center.
The case was investigated by Lehigh County District Attorney Detective Gregg M. Dietz and was
prosecuted by Chief Deputy District Attorney Sara A. Moyer.
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