An Altoona man was sentenced last week for sexually assaulting a five year old boy in November of 2021. 34 year old Robert Byers Jr., has been sentenced to 6-15 years in prison, followed by five years’ probation. Byers who was babysitting the boy at the time of the alleged assault, rendered no contest pleas to numerous felony charges including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of minors. Pleading no contest means, Byers is not admitting guilt but is recognizing the evidence against him is sufficient enough to result in his conviction.
