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Man already on probation convicted of separate rape charges
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The Associated Press
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(Lancaster) — A Lancaster County man already on probation in connection with his daughter’s death has been found guilty on separate rape charges.
WPMT-TV reports Friday that 47-year-old Geoffrey Bussard was convicted of raping two pre-teen girls between 2006 and 2013.
Police say the two girls came forward to police last year. Court testimony showed that Bussard told one of the victims that sexual abuse was a way of showing love.
Separately, Bussard pleaded guilty last year to endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the drowning death of his 3-year-old daughter in 2017. The Manheim Township man received five years of probation in exchange for his plea.
The girl’s mother pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Bussard will remain in jail until sentencing. His bail has been increased to $2 million.
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