William C. Byers Augusta, 20, was sentenced Tuesday in Cumberland County Court to 45 to 90 years in state prison on multiple counts of rape of a child. File photo. And for Byers Augusta, 20, the prosecutor said only a sentence that would put him behind bars for the rest of his life would be appropriate.
Beyond raping the 6-year-old boy, Byers Augusta tied him up, slapped him, kicked him and penetrated him with the handle of a hammer. Judge Thomas A.
Placey sentenced Byers Augusta to 45 to 90 years behind bars followed by 30 years of probation. He pleaded guilty to charges in October that include multiple counts of rape of a child. According to police, the investigation and charges unfolded like this:. Byers Augusta broadcast a rape of the boy over the internet, which was discovered and recorded by authorities in Canada, between July 22 and 23, They contacted the North Middleton Township Police Department, who immediately executed a search warrant and matched details in the home to what was broadcast online.
Investigators found several electronic devices in the home, including a laptop, and an analysis of those devices uncovered nine videos showing Byers Augusta raping the 6-year-old. In one video, Byers Augusta repeatedly kicked the boy in the stomach, smacked him in the face, choked him and forced him to perform oral sex on him.
In another video, the boy was naked and tied up with his arms behind his back, and Byers Augusta forced the boy to perform oral sex on him. Most of the videos involved Byers Augusta penetrating the boy's anus. Also found on Byers Augusta's various electronics were 50 images of child pornography he had obtained.
