A former Sharon Hill police officer will spend 9 to 20 years in state prison after a Chester County judge sentenced him Wednesday at the courthouse in West Chester for sexually assaulting three girls.

Chester County Court of Common Pleas Judge Analisa Sondergaard handed down the negotiated sentence to Tyler Humphreys, 24, on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Daily Local News. Humphreys pleaded guilty to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person under 16, corruption of minors, indecent assault and aggravated indecent assault.

The assaults took place in East Whiteland and Charlestown between 2014 and 2022. The youngest victim was 9 years old. The victims' mother described Humphreys as a trusted community member.

Humphreys was 21 when the Chester County District Attorney's Office and Pennsylvania State Police charged him on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. At the time, he held a full-time position as a school resource officer in Sharon Hill and worked part-time at the Folcroft Police Department in Delaware County.

He entered open guilty pleas before Judge Sondergaard on Friday, March 27, and was remanded to Chester County Prison until sentencing. He had been free on $275,000 cash bail since December 14, 2023, one day after his arrest.

Courtroom scene

A court advocate read three victim impact statements into the record. One victim called Humphreys a "worthless scumbag" and a "predator." Another described the difficulty of revisiting what happened.

The victims' mother told Humphreys directly: "You are not worthy of any more thought or consideration."

When Humphreys' mother, Lisa Brown, referred to the charges as "allegations" during her statement, Judge Sondergaard interrupted. "These are no longer allegations. He did cause harm," the judge said. Sondergaard added that she was "greatly disheartened" by the facts and called blaming a child "unconscionable."

Judge Sondergaard issued a no-contact order barring Humphreys from reaching the victims directly or through third parties.

As two armed guards led Humphreys from the courtroom, he turned to his father in the front row and whispered, "I love you." Across the room, victims and their supporters sat together. Some shed tears.

Residents who suspect child abuse can contact Pennsylvania's Childline at 1-800-932-0313.