Phoenixville Man Sentenced To 690 Years In Jail For 'Worst' Crime

A Phoenixville man has been sentenced to 339 to 690 years in jail for rape and deviate sexual intercourse with four young children, according to a report in the Daily Local News.

Warren Earl Yerger Sr., 52, could not simply be given a sentence of life in prison due to the nature of his charges, the report states, so Judge William P. Mahon handed down a ruling that would keep Yerger in jail until his death.

It’s may be the longest sentence handed down in national history, the report states.

During his trial in December, Yerger was convicted of raping and molesting one young boy and three young girls over the course of several years, beginning in the 1980s, according to the report.

Each of the victims testified at his trial, the report states.

Photo credit courtesy of Chester County Common Pleas Court.